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

• 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。
• Mummy says I can play out in the garden.
  妈妈说我可以到外面花园里玩。
• 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。
• This could play out very well or it could not.
  这桩交易可能非常好也可能不好。
• It's good for children to play out of doors.
  在户外玩耍对孩子们有好处。
• Lily would like this to play out in a certain way.
  LILY会愿意用某种方式了结此事的。
• We both know how this is supposed to play out.
  我们两个都知道它应该怎么结束。
• 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。
• Each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages, and they might play out differently in different situations.
  每种方法都各有优缺点，并且它们在不同的情形中扮演不同的角色。
• How do you think China's class war will play out?
  读者们，你们觉得中国的阶级斗争会怎样发展？