play up

英 [pleɪ ʌp] 美 [pleɪ ʌp]

• v. 强调；加油；用劲；鼓吹；<英>调皮；折磨

英英释义

Verb:

1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent;

   "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
   

2. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior;

   "She is playing up to the chairman"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She tried to play down his part in the affair and play up her own.
   她极力贬低他在这一事件中的作用而抬高自己的作用。
2. Play up, comrades.
   加油啊，同志们！
3. The old wound has been playing up again lately.
   近来旧伤又发作了。

词汇搭配

• play up to 企图博得 ... ...
• play up 强调

近反义词

【近义词】

• highlight 强调
• underline 在…下面划线...
• emphasize 强调
• spotlight 照明灯
• suck up 吸收
• foreground 前景
• shine up 格外注意

【反义词】

• play down 降低