| 序号 | 英文 | 音标 | 词性 | 中文 |
| | play close to the vest | | v. | 把...保守秘密 |
| | play cricket | | | 打板球 |
| | play day | | | 比赛日 |
| | play debt | | n. | <古>赌债 |
| | play doctor | | | 修改剧本其使适于上演的人 |
| | play double | | | 两面讨好 |
| | play down | | v. | 降低, 贬低, 减少 |
| | play down one's tune | | v. | 降低调子 |
| | play dub key | | | 播放复制键 |
| | play ducks and drakes | | v. | 玩打水漂生意 |
| | play fair | | | 光明正大地行动, 办事公允 |
| | play fair the game | | | 光明正大地行动, 办事公允 |
| | play fast and loose | | v. | 处世轻率, 行为反复无常 |
| | play film | | | (铁水)液面花纹 |
| | play first fiddle | | v. | 担任第一小提琴手, 当第一把手 |
| | play first violin | | v. | 担任第一小提琴手, 当第一把手 |
| | play football | | | 对难办的事采取踢足球的态度 |
| | play for love | | | (打牌)打着玩玩(不赌钱) |
| | play for one's own hand | | v. | 为私利而干 |
| | play for safety | | v. | 不冒风险 |
| | play for the gallery | | | 哗众取宠, 迎合低级趣味 |
| | play for time | | v. | 为争取时间而拖延 |
| | play forward | | | (板球)向后[前]打球 |
| | play foul | | | 比赛中违反体育道德 |
| | play games | | | 敷衍塞责 |
| | play gooseberry | | | 硬插在两个情侣之间 |
| | play ground | | | 游戏场 |
| | play hall | | | 比赛厅 |
| | play hard | | v. | 不择手段 |
| | play hard to get | | | 故意装出难以接近的样子(以鼓励对方作进一步追求) |
| | play havoc among | | | 对...造 成严重破坏, 使...陷入大混乱 |
| | play havoc with | | v. | 对...造 成严重破坏, 使...陷入大混乱 |
| | play high | | v. | 进行大额赌博 |
| | play hooky | | | 逃学 |
| | play horse | | | 做骑马游戏 |
| | play host to | | v. | 招待 |
| | play house | | v. | 过家家 |
| | play in | | | 奏乐迎人 |
| | play in hard luck | | | 吃苦头 |
| | play in the finals | | | 参加决赛 |
| | play in the tuning mechanism | | | 调谐机构的回差 |
| | play into the hands | | | 故意使...占便宜, 为...谋方便 |
| | play into the hands of sb. | | v. | 干对某人有利的事 |
| | play it cool | | v. | 抑制住感情, 冷漠 |
| | play it low upon | | v. | 歧视 |
| | play it safe | | | 谨慎行事 |
| | play it smart | | | 举止得当 |
| | play joke on | | v. | 开...的玩笑 |
| | play jokes on | | v. | 戏弄 |
| | play key | | | 播放键 |
| | play knife and fork | | v. | 饱餐一顿 |
| | play movement | | | 接头 间隙 |
| | play of color | | | [光]色彩闪变 |
| | play of colours | | | 幻色, 光彩幻想 |
| | play of rail joints | | | 钢轨接头缝 |
| | play of valve | | | 阀隙 |
| | play of words | | | 诡辩, 玩弄词藻 |
| | play off | | v. | 使出丑, 把...假装, (尤指为渔利而)使相斗 |
| | play off a draw | | | [体](平局后)再赛以决胜负 |
| | play off a draw tie | | | [体](平局后)再赛以决胜负 |
| | play off a match | | v. | 重赛以决胜负 |
| | play off a tie | | v. | 平局后重赛以决胜负 |
| | play off one against another | | | 挑拨离间, 从中得利 |
| | play off one against the other | | | 挑拨离间, 从中得利 |
| | play off the tie | | | 平局后再举行胜负的决赛 |
| | play old Harry with | | | 使混乱, 加害, 毁灭 |
| | play on | | v. | 继续比赛(或演奏) |
| | play on words | | n. | 玩弄字眼, 说双关语, 说俏皮话 |
| | play one person off against another | | | 在两人之间挑拨离间(从中取利) |
| | play one person off against the other | | | 在两人之间挑拨离间(从中取利) |
| | play one's best card | | v. | 使出绝招 |
| | play one's cards well | | v. | 办事高明 |
| | play one's prize | | v. | 图私利 |
| | play one's trump card | | v. | 打出王牌 |
| | play opossum | | | 装蒜 |
| | play out | | v. | 放出, (使)筋疲力尽, 使破产, 结束 |
| | play pendulum | | | 处于不稳定状态, 左右摇摆 |
| | play pew | | | 发出极轻微的声音 |
| | play politics | | v. | 弄权 |
| | play possum | | v. | 装病, 装死 |
| | play room | | | 儿童游戏室 |
| | play safe | | v. | 不冒险 |
| | play sb. off against one another | | v. | 挑拨离间 |
| | play sb.'s game | | v. | 帮某人大忙 |
| | play school | | n. | 幼儿园，幼稚园 |
| | play second | | | 当第二把手 |
| | play second fiddle | | | 居次要职位, 做第二把手, 充当副手 |
| | play second fiddle to | | v. | 当...的副手 |
| | play second string | | | 起助手作用 |
| | play smash | | | [美]破产 |
| | play smash with | | v. | 摧毁 |
| | play something by ear | | v. | 见机行事 |
| | play square | | | [squarely]行为光明正大, 做事光明磊落 |
| | play the New Year in | | | 奏乐迎新年 |
| | play the Old Year out | | | 奏乐辞旧岁 |
| | play the ape | | v. | 模仿, 学样 |
| | play the ass | | | 出洋相 |
| | play the baby act | | | [美]作出幼稚的举动 |
| | play the bankrupt | | | 破产, 不能偿还债务 |
| | play the bear | | | 举止粗暴, 言语粗鲁 |
| | play the bear with | | | [废]破坏, 损害 |