play out

英 [pleɪ aʊt]

美 [pleɪ aʊt]

（使）（戏剧性事件）逐渐发生; （使）展开

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （使）（戏剧性的事件）逐渐发生；（使）展开
  If a dramatic eventis played out, it gradually takes place.
  1. Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment...
     她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
  2. The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life.
     这部电影和现实生活中发生的一系列戏剧性事件有着诡异的巧合之处。

英英释义

verb

• become spent or exhausted
  1. The champion's strength played out fast
• play to a finish
  1. We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last
• perform or be performed to the end
  1. How will the election drama be played out?
• deplete
  1. exhaust one's savings
  2. We quickly played out our strength
  Synonym:run downexhaustsaptire

双语例句

• This could play out very well or it could not.
  这桩交易可能非常好也可能不好。
• Mummy says I can play out in the garden.
  妈妈说我可以到外面花园里玩。
• You must have a vision of how this is supposed to play out.
  这事该怎么做你心里得有个底。
• How does this play out in regards to the Novell agreement made this last fall?
  那么去年秋天和Novell达成的协议又将扮演什么样的角色呢？
• Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment
  她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
• The question remains compelling: What is wisdom, and how does it play out in individual lives?
  相关问题至今仍难以捉摸，引人深思：什么是智慧？它在一个人的生活中发挥了怎样的作用？
• The19-year-old is an attacking midfielder, although he can also play out wide or up front.
  这位19岁的球员是攻击中场，但他也可以打前锋或者边锋。
• CFOs have often developed a sharp awareness of the risk factors that play out in different markets.
  首席财务官通常都具备了对不同市场上风险因素的敏锐触觉。
• If my life is a movie, you are the play out of the advertising.
  假如我的人生是一部片子，你就是那弹出来的广告。
• We play out an imaginary confrontation in our mind.
  我们的脑海中浮现出一种想象的冲突。