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play on/upon something phrasal verb with playverbuk /pleɪ/ us /pleɪ/ If you play on/upon someone's feelings, you encourage and make unfair use of these feelings in order to give yourself an advantage: 利用(感情) I hate marketing strategies that play on people's fears and prejudices.我讨厌那些利用人们的恐惧和偏见的营销策略。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Affecting and influencing across-the-board affect applicability be/fall under someone's influence/spellidiom bear on something carry colour ear inroad inspiration instrumental instrumentality instrumentally pen rail spill spill over sportswashing start (something) off talismanic |