play at

基本解釋

Hire yourself out to play at weddings or dinner parties.
在外面受雇于婚禮或者宴會來演奏。
You can combine a little bit of running with a nature walk. Or, play at the playground after a short jog around the park.
你也可以嘗試去增加一點(diǎn)享受自然的元素到跑步中去，或者在一小段慢跑之后領(lǐng)著孩子去公園附近的操場玩耍。
“I just think he’s so fast, he wants to play at that one speed, ” Howard said. “And it takes a while for rookies, or anybody that’s young, to learn the game.
他那么快，他就想在那個節(jié)奏上打球，讓一個新秀或者說這個年紀(jì)的年輕人學(xué)會閱讀比賽需要時間，每年的比賽都在降速。

In two thousand six, the year after Hurricane Katrina, the Saints returned to play at the repaired Superdome in New Orleans.
So a very important play at that time, as well as today.
在當(dāng)時是很重要的戲劇，今天也是如此。
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No one really likes the Angels, so play at Anaheim.
根本沒人喜歡天使隊(duì)，他們的主場也在阿納海姆。
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Long-time bands like the Jazz Vipers play at a cool little bar called the Spotted Cat.
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If you say that someone is playing at something, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing it casually and not very seriously.
If someone, especially a child, plays at being someone or doing something, they pretend to be that person or do that thing as a game.
If you do not know what someone is playing at, you do not understand what they are doing or what they are trying to achieve.