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The child wants to play with it. ☊ 
Đứa trẻ muốn chơi với nó. ☊ Verbs 1 The children play with the stones in the park. ☊ Những đứa trẻ chơi với các hòn đá trong công viên. ☊ Nature How many players has his team? ☊ Đội của anh ấy có bao nhiêu cầu thủ? ☊ Sports player ☊ cầu thủ ☊ Sports The students are playing sports. ☊ Các học sinh đang chơi thể thao. ☊ Sports Playing sports is very good for the children. ☊ Chơi thể thao rất tốt cho các đứa trẻ. ☊ Sports The children play with the ball. ☊ Những đứa trẻ chơi với quả bóng. ☊ Sports play ☊ chơi ☊ Sports I usually play basketball after work. ☊ Tôi thường xuyên chơi bóng rổ sau khi làm việc. ☊ Sports The leaders are playing rugby. ☊ Các nhà lãnh đạo đang chơi bóng bầu dục. ☊ Sports She likes to play volleyball. ☊ Cô ấy thích chơi môn bóng chuyền. ☊ Classifiers 2 All players are being improved. ☊ Các cầu thủ đang được cải thiện. ☊ Verbs 5 Do you play a musical instrument? Bạn có chơi nhạc cụ không? * 022 We play football / soccer (am.). Chúng tôi chơi đá bóng. * 051 I play tennis. Tôi đánh quần vợt. * 065 I play football / soccer (am.). Tôi chơi bóng đá. * 065 Do you want to play football / soccer (am.)? Các bạn muốn chơi bóng đá không? * 073 My son did not want to play with the doll. Con trai tôi đã không muốn chơi với búp bê. * 090 My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). Con gái tôi đã không muốn chơi bóng đá. * 090 My wife did not want to play chess with me. Vợ tôi đã không muốn đánh cờ với tôi. * 090 They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. Mấy đứa ấy đã được phép chơi ở ngoài sân lâu. * 090 I can neither play the piano nor the guitar. Tôi không biết chơi dương cầm mà cũng không biết chơi đàn ghi ta. * 100 like: play → →
to play it safe ☊ bắt cá hai tay ☊ to play a vital role ☊ chiếm một vai trò quan trọng ☊ to shoot, play marbles ☊ chơi bi ☊ to play cards ☊ chơi bài ☊ to play on words, make a pun ☊ chơi chữ ☊ to play a dirty or nasty trick on somebody, play a ☊ chơi khăm ☊ to play dice ☊ chơi súc sắc ☊ to give oneself airs, play the high and mighty ☊ chơi trội ☊ to play a mean trick (on someone) ☊ chơi ác ☊ to play piano ☊ chơi đàn pi a nô ☊ play a secondary role, play second fiddle ☊ chạy hiệu ☊ a play of ebb and flow ☊ cuộc bể dâu ☊ to play sick, fake illness ☊ cáo bệnh ☊ have a hold over someone, play safe ☊ cầm đằng chuôi ☊ to play chess ☊ cờ vua ☊ to play dumb ☊ giả câm giả điếc ☊ to play stupid, pretend to be stupid ☊ giả ngố ☊ versified play, play in verse ☊ kịch thơ ☊ to play the hero ☊ làm anh hùng ☊ to play a game ☊ làm trò ☊ (football game) play better, become a better player ☊ lên chân ☊ hole (for children to play their throwing game) ☊ lỗ đáo ☊ to act or play the fool, make a fool of oneself ☊ mần tuồng ☊ (1) boisterous, hostile, rebellious, contrary, opposite, reverse (2) to play with, tamper with, mess with ☊
nghịch ☊ mischievous, play pranks (on somebody) ☊ nghịch tinh ☊ to hold the handle of a knife, play safe ☊ nắm đằng chuôi ☊ have just learned how to play chess ☊ sạch nước ☊ to act, play role ☊ sắm vai ☊ to take part, play a role in the government, administration ☊ tham gia chính quyền ☊ to take part, play a role in the military ☊ tham gia quân đội ☊ to compete, play a match against somebody, enter ☊ thi đấu ☊ to play a wind instrument ☊ thổi cây kèn ☊ to play truant, play hooky ☊ trốn học ☊ to wriggle, swing hips, play hard to get ☊ uốn éo ☊ to show off, play the fool, put on airs, ostentatious ☊ vây vo ☊ to play with ☊ vọc ☊ to leap; to play with; to set off; to bring out ☊ vờn ☊ to play music ☊ đàn địch ☊ to beat, strike, hit, type, brush, play (games) ☊ đánh ☊ to shoot, play marbles ☊ đánh bi ☊ to play cards ☊ đánh bài ☊ to play chess ☊ đánh cờ ☊ to play tennis ☊ đánh quần vợt ☊ to play a musical instrument ☊ đánh đàn ☊ to team up, gang up, play a double (tennis) ☊ đánh đôi ☊ to play a role ☊ đóng một vai trò ☊ to play a vital, important role ☊ đóng một vai trò quan trọng ☊ to play an important, essential role ☊ đóng một vai trò then chốt ☊ to play a role, a part ☊ đóng vai ☊ to play a role ☊ đóng vai trò ☊ to play a political role ☊ đóng vai trò chính trị ☊ to play an advisory role ☊ đóng vai trò cố cấn ☊ to hold, play an important role ☊ đóng vai trò trọng yếu ☊ to play an active role ☊ đóng vai trò tích cực ☊ to play with fire ☊ đùa với lửa ☊ (1) correct, exact, sharp (of time), accurate, correct (2) to bind (book); to close, shut; to pay; to build, (3) to fit with, go with, agree with, be in accord with
(4) to play (a role), act ☊
đúng ☊ 6
My brother and I are good tennis players. ☊ Anh tôi và tôi đều là những tay vợt giỏi. ☊ 166
Where are the children? — They're playing in the park. ☊ Bọn trẻ con đâu? - Bọn nó đang chơi ngoài công viên. ☊ 171
They're playing football. ☊ Họ đang đá bóng. ☊ 186
He's not playing the piano. ☊ Anh ấy đang không chơi dương cầm. ☊ 279
Megumi usually plays tennis on Sundays. ☊ Megumi thường chơi quần vợt vào các chủ nhật. ☊ 287
He plays the piano. ☊ Anh ấy chơi dương cầm. ☊ 290
He plays tennis. ☊ Anh ấy chơi quần vợt. ☊ 338
I don't play the piano very well. ☊ Tôi chơi dương cầm không giỏi lắm. ☊ 339
She doesn't play the piano very well. ☊ Cô ấy chơi dương cầm không giỏi lắm. ☊ 376
Does Emily play tennis? ☊ Emily có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 390
EN I play tennis. How about you? Do you play tennis? ☊ Tôi chơi quần vợt. Cậu thì sao? Cậu có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 392
Jisang plays tennis. How about his friends? Do they play tennis? ☊ Chí Tường chơi quần vợt. Còn bạn anh ấy thì sao? Họ có chơi quần vợt không? ☊ 417
Do you play the piano? — No, I don't. ☊ Cậu có chơi dương cầm không? - Không. ☊ 419
He's not playing the guitar. ☊ Anh ấy đang không chơi guitar. ☊ 421
He plays guitar a lot, and he plays very well. ☊ Anh ấy chơi guitar nhiều và anh ấy chơi rất giỏi. ☊ 422
Zhirong plays the guitar. ☊ Chí Vinh chơi guitar. ☊ 423
But he's not playing the guitar now. ☊ Nhưng bây giờ anh ấy đang không chơi guitar. ☊ 424
Is Zhirong playing the guitar? — No, he isn't. ☊ Chí Vinh có đang chơi guita không? Không. ☊ 425
Does he play the guitar? — Yes, he does. ☊ Chí Vinh có chơi guitar không? Có. ☊ 468
He's a good tennis player, but he doesn't play very often. ☊ Anh ấy là một tay vợt giỏi nhưng anh ấy không chơi thường xuyên lắm. ☊ 617
I played tennis yesterday, but I didn't win. ☊ Tôi chơi quần vợt hôm qua nhưng tôi đã không thắng. ☊ 645
I played tennis this afternoon. ☊ Tôi đã chơi quần vợt chiều nay. ☊ 688
At ten forty- ve (10:45) she was playing tennis. ☊ Lúc mười giờ bốn mươi lăm cô ấy đang chơi quần vợt. ☊ 712
We played tennis from ten (10:00) to eleven thirty (11:30). ☊ Chúng tôi chơi quần vợt từ mười giờ đến mười một giờ rưỡi. ☊ 713
We were playing tennis. ☊ Chúng tôi đang chơi quần vợt. ☊ 739
No, the weather was very bad, so we didn't play. ☊ Không, thời tiết rất xấu nên chúng tôi đã không chơi. ☊ 758
He used to play baseball. ☊ Anh ấy từng chơi bóng chày. ☊ 764
Do you play any instruments? — No, I used to play guitar though. ☊ Cậu có chơi nhạc cụ nào không? - Không, nhưng tôi đã từng chơi guitar. ☊ 767
Do you play any sports? — Yes, I play basketball. ☊ Cậu có chơi môn thể thao nào không? - Có, tôi chơi bóng chày. ☊ 773
EN What games did you use to play when you were a child? ☊ Cậu từng hay chơi những trò gì khi cậu còn bé? ☊ 781
Have you ever played golf? — Yes, I play a lot. ☊ Cậu đã chơi golf bao giờ chưa? - Rồi, tôi chơi nhiều. ☊ 786
Have you ever played golf? — No, never. ☊ Cậu từng chơi golf bao giờ chưa? - Chưa, chưa bao giờ. ☊ 799
I've never played tennis. ☊ Tôi chưa bao giờ chơi quần vợt. ☊ 808
Have you ever played basketball? — Just once. ☊ Cậu từng chơi bóng rổ bao giờ chưa? - Mới một lần. ☊ 894
EN Ichirou's played the piano since he was seven (7) years old. ☊ Ichirou đã chơi đàn từ khi anh ấy bảy tuổi ☊ 966
Shakespeare was a writer and wrote many plays and poems. ☊ Shakespeare là một nhà văn và đã viết nhiều kịch và thơ. ☊ 972
My friend has written many books. Shakespeare wrote many plays and poems. ☊ Bạn tôi viết đã được nhiều cuốn sách. Shakespeare đã viết nhiều kịch và thơ. ☊ 987
EN I played tennis yesterday afternoon. ☊ Tôi chơi quần vợt chiều hôm qua. ☊ 1040
Football is played in most countries of the world. ☊ Bóng đá được chơi ở hầu hết mọi nước trên thế giới. ☊ 1065
weekends, but no big games are being played next weekend. ☊ Ở Mĩ, bóng bầu dục thường được chơi vào cuối tuần, nhưng cuối tuần sau không có trận nào được chơi cả. ☊ 1200
Pavel's playing tennis tomorrow. ☊ Pavel sẽ chơi quần vợt ngày mai. ☊ 1216
Julius is playing tennis on Saturday. ☊ Julius sẽ chơi quần vợt vào ngày Thứ bảy. ☊ 1243
I'm playing tennis with Satomi tomorrow. ☊ Mai tôi đi chơi quần vợt với Satomi. ☊ 1331
I feel very tired. I don't think I'll play tennis today. ☊ Tôi thấy mệt lắm. Tôi nghĩ hôm nay tôi sẽ không chơi quần vợt đâu. ☊ I might play tennis tomorrow.'> 1353 I might play tennis tomorrow.'>
I'm playing tennis tomorrow. > I might play tennis tomorrow. I might play tennis tomorrow.'> ☊ Mai tôi định đi chơi quần vợt. Có thể mai tôi sẽ đi chơi quần vợt. ☊ 1375
He's playing tennis tomorrow afternoon. ☊ Anh ấy định mai chơi quần vợt. ☊ 1385
I can play the piano. My brother can play the piano, too. ☊ Tôi biết chơi dương cầm. Em trai tôi cũng biết chơi dương cầm. ☊ 1399
Can you play chess? ☊ Cậu có biết chơi cờ vua không? ☊ 1446
A tennis player must be very good to play professionally. ☊ Một tay quần vợt phải rất giỏi mới có thể chơi chuyên nghiệp. ☊ 1456
Whyou play tennis, you should always watch the ball. ☊ Khi cậu chơi quần vợt, cậu phải luôn luôn quan sát bóng. ☊ 1555
Would you like to play tennis with me tomorrow? ☊ Mai cậu muốn đi chơi quần vợt với tôi không? ☊ 1632
Would you like to play tennis? — No, let's go for a swim. ☊ Cậu có muốn chơi quần vợt không? - Không, đi bơi đi. ☊ 1657
How many players are there on a football team? ☊ Có bao nhiêu cầu thủ trong một đội bóng đá. ☊ 1658
There are elev(11) players on a football team. ☊ Có mười một cầu thủ trong một đội bóng đá. ☊ 1676
There are ve (5) players on a basketball team. ☊ Có năm cầu thủ trong một đội bóng rổ. ☊ 1774
My sister can play the piano, but I can't. ☊ Em gái tôi biết chơi dương cầm nhưng tôi không biết. ☊ 2070
I'd prefer to go swimming rather than playing basketball. ☊ Tôi thích đi bơi hơn là đi chơi bóng rổ. ☊ 2195
The missing children were last seen playing near the river. ☊ Những đứa trẻ bị mất tích được nhìn thấy lần cuối cùng khi đang ☊ 2200
Heidi hurt her knee playing volleyball. ☊ Heidi bị đau đầu gối khi chơi bóng chuyền. ☊ It was a remarkable achievement for such a young player. ☊ achievement ☊
acknowledge sb/sth as sth: He is widely acknowledged as the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
acknowledge sb/sth to be, have, etc. sth: He is widely acknowledged to be the best player in the world. ☊ acknowledge ☊
The play was well acted. ☊ act ☊
I've yet to see all the players in action. ☊ in action ☊
advantage over sb: Being tall gave him an advantage over the other players. ☊ advantage ☊
We're playing against the league champions next week. ☊ against ☊
He started playing the piano at an early age. ☊ age ☊
Playing with water can keep children amused for hours. ☊ keep sb amused ☊
a play/parking/dining area ☊ area ☊
Her performance displayed great art. ☊ art ☊
She doesn't play as well as her sister. ☊ as ☊
The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale. ☊ assist ☊
Germany's attack has been weakened by the loss of some key players through injury. ☊ attack ☊
I pulled (= injured the muscles in) my back playing squash. ☊ back ☊
to play/sing badly ☊ badly ☊
She was one of the best tennis players of her generation. ☊ best ☊
They're all good players, but she's the best of all. ☊ best ☊
The school play was a huge success—the audience roared with laughter at all the funny bits. ☊ bit ☊
The dog gave me a playful bite. ☊ bite ☊
I used to play here as a boy. ☊ boy ☊
The play was a brilliant success. ☊ brilliant ☊
the play/stop/rewind button ☊ button ☊
a play by Ibsen ☊ by ☊
The china was displayed in a glass cabinet. ☊ cabinet ☊
They played to a capacity crowd (= one that filled all the space or seats). ☊ capacity ☊
Who wants to play cards? ☊ card ☊
He is playing the best tennis of his career. ☊ career ☊
Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine. ☊ central ☊
Tonight is your last chance to catch the play at your local theatre. ☊ chance ☊
She displayed the classic symptoms of depression. ☊ classic ☊
The play closed after just three nights. ☊ close ☊
The player was fined by the disciplinary committee. ☊ committee ☊
The players all have confidence in their manager. ☊ confidence ☊
the volume control of a CD player ☊ control ☊
He played very controlled football. ☊ controlled ☊
cover sb/sth in sth: The players were soon covered in mud. ☊ cover ☊
He's a player who rarely seems to get the credit he deserves. ☊ credit ☊
Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school. ☊ crucial ☊
The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise (= for the play to begin). ☊ curtain ☊
There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down (= the play ended). ☊ curtain ☊
The play's first night was a total disaster. ☊ disaster ☊
The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work. ☊ display ☊
She displayed her bruises for all to see. ☊ display ☊
I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion. ☊ display ☊
These statistics display a definite trend. ☊ display ☊
The screen will display the username in the top right-hand corner. ☊ display ☊
This column displays the title of the mail message. ☊ display ☊
a beautiful floral display outside the Town Hall ☊ display ☊
a window display ☊ display ☊
a display cabinet ☊ display ☊
a firework display ☊ display ☊
a breathtaking display of aerobatics ☊ display ☊
Designs for the new sports hall are on display in the library. ☊ on display ☊
to put sth on temporary/permanent display ☊ on display ☊
He plays better than he did a year ago. ☊ do ☊
Students will study various plays and dramatic texts. ☊ dramatic ☊
to play the drums ☊ drum ☊
The play was going very well until one of the actors suddenly dried up. ☊ dry up ☊
He learnt to play the piano at an early age. ☊ early ☊
I'm going to buy either a camera or a DVD player with the money. ☊ either ☊
enjoy doing sth: I enjoy playing tennis and squash. ☊ enjoy ☊
enter (for sth): Only four British players have entered for the championship. ☊ enter ☊
Enter Hamlet (= for example as stage directions in the text of a play). ☊ enter ☊
He is a player without equal. ☊ be without equal, have no equal ☊
The two players were pretty even. ☊ even ☊
excited (to do sth): He was very excited to be asked to play for Wales. ☊ excited ☊
The play is to run for an extra week! ☊ extra ☊
fair (to sb): We have to be fair to both players. ☊ fair ☊
The band played all my old favourites. ☊ favourite ☊
I feel I could continue playing until I am 35. ☊ feel ☊
He played the piano with great feeling. ☊ feeling ☊
Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a game) against county champions Essex. ☊ field ☊
Players are only reselected if they retain their form on the field (= when they are playing a match). ☊ field ☊
The players met in last year's final. ☊ final ☊
The play finished at 10.30. ☊ finish ☊
fit (to do sth): He won't be fit to play in the match on Saturday. ☊ fit ☊
Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside. ☊ flat ☊
to play football ☊ football ☊
I didn't see enough of the play to form an opinion about it. ☊ form ☊
Both players freely acknowledge that money was a major incentive. ☊ freely ☊
two games all (= both players have won two games) ☊ game ☊
to play a game of chess ☊ game ☊
children playing in the garden ☊ garden ☊
The play had good reviews. ☊ good ☊
The kids were playing on waste ground behind the school. ☊ ground ☊
children playing happily on the beach ☊ happily ☊
I prefer the children to play in the garden where they're out of harm's way. ☊ out of harm's way ☊
hear sth: Did you hear that play on the radio last night? ☊ hear ☊
helpful in doing sth: Role-play is helpful in developing communication skills. ☊ helpful ☊
She played all her old hits. ☊ hit ☊
I only play jazz as a hobby. ☊ hobby ☊
The college is playing host to a group of visiting Russian scientists. ☊ host ☊
How did they play? ☊ how ☊
He hurt his back playing squash. ☊ hurt ☊
Money played an important role in his life. ☊ important ☊
You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). ☊ impression ☊
The kids were playing in the street. ☊ in ☊
to act in a play ☊ in ☊
The kids were playing by the river and one of them fell in. ☊ in ☊
He injured his knee playing hockey. ☊ injure ☊
Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly. ☊ injured ☊
Two players are out of the team because of injury. ☊ injury ☊
They insist on playing their music late at night. ☊ insist on doing sth ☊
In his time managing the club he has invested millions on new players. ☊ invest ☊
She played a key role in the dispute. ☊ key ☊
Do you know the play (= have you seen or read it before)? ☊ know ☊
'She's the worst player in the team.' 'Oh, I don't know (= I am not sure that I agree) —she played well yesterday.' ☊ know ☊
How long does the play last? ☊ last ☊
In later life he started playing golf. ☊ late ☊
his late plays ☊ late ☊
He played a leading part in the negotiations. ☊ leading ☊
learn sth from doing sth: You can learn a great deal just from watching other players. ☊ learn ☊
I broke my leg playing football. ☊ leg ☊
Both players are on a level (= of the same standard). ☊ level ☊
He's the greatest player who ever lived. ☊ live ☊
The play is loosely based on his childhood in Russia. ☊ loosely ☊
I play tennis quite a lot (= often) in the summer. ☊ lot ☊
to play a major role in sth ☊ major ☊
We'll make a tennis player of you yet. ☊ make ☊
Diet plays an important role in the management of heart disease. ☊ management ☊
They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday. ☊ match ☊
workmates/teammates/playmates/classmates ☊ mate ☊
Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you. ☊ memory ☊
Women played a relatively minor role in the organization. ☊ minor ☊
to miss a turn (= to not play when it is your turn in a game) ☊ miss ☊
'Are you coming to the school play?' 'I wouldn't miss it for the world.' ☊ miss ☊
The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not). ☊ mixed ☊
The latest models will be on display at the motor show. ☊ model ☊
The details of today's flights are displayed on the monitor. ☊ monitor ☊
He's not much of a tennis player. ☊ not much of a... ☊
The play is a murder mystery. ☊ murder ☊
She could hear music playing somewhere. ☊ music ☊
Every week they get together to make music (= to play music or sing). ☊ music ☊
Can you read music (= understand the signs in order to play or sing a piece of music)? ☊ music ☊
I had to play it without the music. ☊ music ☊
The children were playing noisily upstairs. ☊ noisily ☊
He played the first few notes of the tune. ☊ note ☊
He played offense for the Chicago Bulls. ☊ offense ☊
He's the oldest player in the team. ☊ old ☊
She played a tune on her guitar. ☊ on ☊
their open display of affection ☊ open ☊
When does the play open? ☊ open ☊
the opening of the new play ☊ opening ☊
a player from the opposing side ☊ opposing ☊
She plays the organ in church. ☊ organ ☊
I went swimming while the others played tennis. ☊ other ☊
an outstanding player/achievement/success ☊ outstanding ☊
a pair of aces/kings (= two playing cards that have the same value) ☊ pair ☊
He's always playing a part (= pretending to be sth that he is not). ☊ part ☊
I enjoyed the play, particularly the second half. ☊ particularly ☊
He was pencilled in to play the detective. ☊ pencil sth/sb in ☊
The play was first performed in 2007. ☊ perform ☊
photograph sb/sth doing sth: They were photographed playing with their children. ☊ photograph ☊
to play the piano ☊ piano ☊
playing jazz on the piano ☊ piano ☊
pick sb/sth to do sth: He has been picked to play in this week's game. ☊ pick ☊
The part of Elizabeth was played by Cate Blanchett. ☊ play ☊
He had always wanted to play Othello. ☊ play ☊
play (sth): to play the piano/violin/flute, etc. ☊ play ☊
In the distance a band was playing. ☊ play ☊
play sth (on sth): He played a tune on his harmonica. ☊ play ☊
play sth to sb: Play that new piece to us. ☊ play ☊
play sb sth: Play us that new piece. ☊ play ☊
play sth (for sb): Play their new CD for me, please. ☊ play ☊
play (sb sth): Play me their new CD, please. ☊ play ☊
My favourite song was playing on the radio. ☊ play ☊
For some reason this CD won't play. ☊ play ☊
play sth: to play football/chess/cards, etc. ☊ play ☊
play sb: France are playing Wales tomorrow. ☊ play ☊
play sb at sth: Have you played her at squash yet? ☊ play ☊
play for sb: He plays for Cleveland. ☊ play ☊
play against sb: France are playing against Wales on Saturday. ☊ play ☊
You'll have to play inside today. ☊ play ☊
There's a time to work and a time to play. ☊ play ☊
play with sb/sth: A group of kids were playing with a ball in the street. ☊ play ☊
I haven't got anybody to play with! ☊ play ☊
play sth: Let's play a different game. ☊ play ☊
play sth: Let's play pirates. ☊ play ☊
play at doing sth: They were playing at being cowboys. ☊ play ☊
She was playing with her hair. ☊ play with sth ☊
Stop playing with your food! ☊ play with sth ☊
Don't play around with my tools! ☊ play about/around (with sb/sth) ☊
to put on (= perform) a play ☊ play ☊
a play by Shakespeare ☊ play ☊
a radio play ☊ play ☊
the happy sounds of children at play ☊ play ☊
the importance of learning through play ☊ play ☊
a play area ☊ play ☊
a tennis/rugby/chess, etc. player ☊ player ☊
a game for four players ☊ player ☊
a midfield player ☊ player ☊
We've lost two key players through injury. ☊ player ☊
a CD/DVD/cassette/record player ☊ player ☊
a trumpet player ☊ player ☊
It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well. ☊ practice ☊
The team coach singled out two players for special praise. ☊ praise ☊
prefer doing sth: I prefer playing in defence. ☊ prefer ☊
All four players are probables for the national team. ☊ probable ☊
She proudly displayed her prize. ☊ proudly ☊
The painting will be put on public display next week. ☊ public ☊
He plays quite well. ☊ quite ☊
The play was written specially for radio. ☊ radio ☊
a radio cassette player ☊ radio ☊
She is currently the highest ranked player in the world. ☊ rank ☊
top-ranked players ☊ rank ☊
a rarely-performed play ☊ rarely ☊
Her next play was a real contrast. ☊ real ☊
receive sth + adv./prep.: The play was well received by the critics. ☊ receive ☊
to play a record ☊ record ☊
remark that...: Critics remarked that the play was not original. ☊ remark ☊
remember sb/sth doing sth: I can still vividly remember my grandfather teaching me to play cards. ☊ remember ☊
Call us now if you'd like to request a record for someone (= ask for it to be played on the radio). ☊ request ☊
The tournament is restricted to players under the age of 23. ☊ restricted ☊
a coach who knows how to get results from his players ☊ result ☊
I saw the play on its return to Broadway. ☊ return ☊
The play was reviewed in the national newspapers. ☊ review ☊
He can't seem to play in rhythm. ☊ rhythm ☊
It is one of the greatest roles she has played. ☊ role ☊
The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions. ☊ role ☊
Rugby isn't played with a round ball. ☊ round ☊
I thought the play was rubbish! ☊ rubbish ☊
The street is not safe for children to play in. ☊ safe ☊
a place where children can play in safety ☊ safety ☊
The children were playing in the sand (= for example, in a sandpit ). ☊ sand ☊
children playing on the sand ☊ sand ☊
It's satisfying to play a game really well. ☊ satisfying ☊
He has adapted the play for the screen. ☊ screen ☊
She was a star of stage and screen (= plays and films/movies). ☊ screen ☊
the screen display ☊ screen ☊
The orchestra played selections from Hollywood musicals. ☊ selection ☊
The CD player was faulty so we sent it back to the manufacturers. ☊ send ☊
separate sb/sth from/and sb: A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field. ☊ separate ☊
They were playing in the shallow end (= of the swimming pool). ☊ shallow ☊
The player received treatment on the side of the pitch. ☊ side ☊
The player was signing autographs for a group of fans. ☊ sign ☊
We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that. ☊ simple ☊
a skilful player/performer/teacher ☊ skilful ☊
Children were playing in the snow. ☊ snow ☊
a CD player and radio with two ultra-slim speakers ☊ speaker ☊
Speed is his greatest asset as a tennis player. ☊ speed ☊
Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit. ☊ spirit ☊
All vehicles come with a CD player as standard. ☊ standard ☊
The play makes a strong political statement. ☊ statement ☊
Street sport is informal and based on whatever people want to play. ☊ street ☊
substitute sb/sth: Beckham was substituted in the second half after a knee injury (= somebody else played instead of Beckham in the second half). ☊ substitute ☊
The play was very successful on Broadway. ☊ successful ☊
We'll need a flat surface to play the game on. ☊ surface ☊
The kids were playing on the swings. ☊ swing ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her. ☊ take ☊
She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her. ☊ take ☊
She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe. ☊ take sth up ☊
a team event (= one played by groups of people rather than individual players) ☊ team ☊
The team is/are not playing very well this season. ☊ team ☊
to display artistic, etc. tendencies ☊ tendency ☊
He taught himself to play the violin. ☊ the ☊
He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final. ☊ threat ☊
It doesn't matter if you don't win every time (= every time you play). ☊ time ☊
The police play a vital role in our society. ☊ vital ☊
He sat on the wall and watched the others playing. ☊ wall ☊
'Would you like to play?' 'No thanks—I'll just watch.' ☊ watch ☊
watch sb/sth doing sth: She watched the kids playing in the yard. ☊ watch ☊
Children were playing in the waves. ☊ wave ☊
The crowd booed and whistled as the player came onto the field. ☊ whistle ☊
It is not a wildly funny play. ☊ wildly ☊
a window display ☊ window ☊
to play tennis with sb ☊ with ☊
At worst this may mean the end of her playing career. ☊ at (the) worst ☊
Hurry up! It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play. ☊ would ☊
The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school. ☊ yard ☊
talented young football players ☊ young ☊
In his younger days he played rugby for Wales. ☊ young ☊
jouer ☊ les enfants jouent dehors ☊
exposer ☊ en m’exposant, vous me condamnez! ☊
manifester ☊ il avait manifesté son hostilité contre elle ☊
joueur ☊ j’étais même le meilleur joueur de l’équipe ☊
afficher ☊ ils ont affiché ma photo dans tous les bâtiments ☊
comédie ☊ c’est une comédie et les gens ont besoin de rire ☊
étaler ☊ j’ai étalé mon manteau sur votre lit ☊
déploiement ☊ il s’agirait du premier déploiement de missiles sol-air ☊
vitrine ☊ la marchandise est en vitrine ☊
minimiser ☊ il tend donc à minimiser le problème ☊