play-act

短语

vi.vt. 表演, 演出 vi. 装扮, 装腔作势, 假装

词形变化

play-acted play-acting play-acts 三单 play-acts play-acting 现在分词 play-acted 过去式 play-acted 过去分词

别名

playact

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To perform on stage; to act in a play.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To play (a scene, role etc.); to act out.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To engage in pretence or insincere behavior, often in order to mislead someone or gain an advantage.

    比喻 不及物
  4. 4.

    To make a pretence of; to feign or simulate.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 3

play act role-play

上位词 1

perform

下位词 9

ham mime stooge pantomime ham it up overact overplay underact underplay

近义相关 3

play act represent