play to

短语

词形变化

played to playing to plays to 三单 plays to playing to 现在分词 played to 过去式 played to 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play, to.

    At the festival, the band played to 20,000 people.

  2. 2.

    To act in a way most suitable to; to act in a way that best brings out (a quality, condition, etc.).

    He played to his strengths tonight.

    The advertisement plays to people's fears about cancer.

  3. 3.

    To act in order to gain the attention or admiration of.

    to play to the crowd

    to play to the cameras