参考例句

1. He seems to want two good actors to play up to him.

   看来他需要两个好演员配给他。

2. He wanted a raise, so he tried to play up to his boss.

   他想长工资，所以尽力向老板谄媚。

3. I don't like people who try to play up to me.

   我不喜欢那些想讨好我的人。

4. It seems that she needs two good actors to play up to her.

   看来她需要两位好演员与她配戏。

5. He tried to play down my part in the work and play up his own.

   他极力贬低我在这工作中的作用,而拼命抬高他自己的份量。

6. Some reporters like to play up sensational social news.

   有些记者喜欢渲染耸人听闻的社会新闻。

7. Students who too obviously play up to their teachers are usually disliked by their classmates.

   过分明显向老师献殷勤的学生通常为其同窗所憎恶。

8. The American joke is to play up to the European(and Eastern)legend of the West.

   美国笑话是向欧洲人（和东方人）吹嘘西部的传说。

9. These children do play up on their parents.

   这些孩子确实给他们的父母带来麻烦。

10. We are trying to play up Bata's international naure.

    我们正努力大肆宣传伯佳的国际性。

同义词

• cotton up
• cozy up
• foreground
• highlight
• shine up
• sidle up
• spotlight
• suck up