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。
• 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。
• You'll let things play out as they are.
  你必须让这些事情向我说的那样发展下去。
• 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。
• Then fucking great Chopin also play out of my sorrow, Beethoven also just play.
  再牛逼的肖邦也弹不出我的悲伤、贝多芬也只是弹弹而已。
• 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。
• This situation will play out in my favour.
  这个局势会演变的对我有利。
• Whenever I solved a problem, again a problem, did not play out, good tired.
  每当我解决掉一个问题，总会再来一个问题，没玩没了了，好厌倦。
• It is unclear how this recovery will play out.
  目前尚不确定这次的复苏将如何上演。