play at

玩(学 ... 玩； 对 ... 不认真)

So for me, you know, to be invited to play at White House is a great honor.(所以对我来说，能够受邀在白宫演奏是极高的荣誉。)

Boys used to play at cowboys and Indians.(男孩子们过去常玩牛仔和印第安人的游戏。)

He didn't play at the 2006 World Cup, but I saw him do some amazing things in training.(他没有踢2006年世界杯，但我看到他在训练中做出的令人惊叹的事情。)

It was a big adjustment when I first came here to play at a camp.(当我第一次去打营地赛的时候对我自己来说是个很大的适应。)

Hire yourself out to play at weddings or dinner parties.(在外面受雇于婚礼或者宴会来演奏。)

Play at top volume.(用最大音量来播音乐。)

Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre.(今晚是你在本地剧院看上这出戏的最后一次机会。)

He would play at any time and at any price.(无论什么时间，什么价码他都会赌。)

Shall we see the new play at the grand theater tonight?(今晚我们去大剧院看新戏好吗？)

After we finished our homework, we went out to play at once.(做完作业后，我们很快就出去玩了。)

1. 对…敷衍了事；儿戏似地做
If you say that someone is playing at something, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.

e.g. We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
我们仍然把战争当儿戏——还在丢传单而不是扔炸弹。

2. （尤指儿童）假扮…玩，玩…游戏
If someone, especially a child, plays at being someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.

e.g. Ed played at being a pirate.
埃德扮海盗玩。

3. 搞…名堂；想…念头
If you do not know what someone is playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.

e.g. She began to wonder what he was playing at...
她开始纳闷他在搞什么鬼。
e.g. 'What do you think you're playing at?' he said. 'I can't sell this.'
“你以为你在动什么念头？”他说，“我不能卖掉这个。”

1. 参加：play around 玩耍 | play at 参加 | play away 在外比赛

2. 装扮：at play 在玩耍 | play at 装扮 | The boys were happy at play. 孩子们正玩得开心.

3. 玩, 打球, 下棋, 打牌：play around with (同...)在一起厮混; (同....)乱搞男女关系 反复考虑; 斟酌 | play at 玩, 打球, 下棋, 打牌 | play away 赌掉(金钱 玩掉(时间 浪费

4. 玩,做(游戏等),假扮...玩：pick up 捡起,中途搭人 | play at 玩,做(游戏等),假扮...玩 | play a joke on 和某人开玩笑