英:[ˈpleɪflnəs]
美:[ ˈpleɪflnəs]
英:[ˈpleɪflnəs]
美:[ ˈpleɪflnəs]
词根:play
adj.playful 开玩笑的;幽默的;爱嬉戏的
adv.playfully 开玩笑地;好游玩地
n.play 游戏;比赛;剧本
vi.play 演奏;玩耍;上演;参加比赛
vt.play 游戏;扮演;演奏;播放;同…比赛
Noun
1. a festive merry feeling
2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement;
"her playfulness surprised me"
"he was fun to be with"
3. activities that are enjoyable or amusing;
"I do it for the fun of it"
"he is fun to have around"
The first known use of playful was in the 13th century
playthingnoun
toy entry 1 sense 2
playpennoun
a portable enclosure in which a baby or young child is placed to play
play-off1 of 2noun
a final contest or series of contests to break a tie
a series of contests played after the end of the regular season to determine a championship—often used in plural
play off2 of 2verb
to break a tie by a play-off
playmatenoun
a companion in play
playmatenoun
a companion in play
play1 of 2noun
a brisk handling or using
the play of a sword
the conduct, course, or action of a game
rain held up play
a particular act or maneuver in a game
a great play by the shortstop
one's turn in a game
it's your play
exercise or activity for amusement
children at play
absence of any bad intention
said it in play
the act or an instance of playing on words : pun
the act of playing a game and risking something on an uncertain event : gambling, gaming
a way or manner of acting or proceeding : action, conduct
fair play
operation sense 1, activity
brisk or light movement
the light play of a breeze
freedom of motion
too much play in the steering wheel
opportunity for action
the new job gave play to my talents
the stage representation of an action or story
a dramatic composition : drama
play2 of 2verb
to engage in sport or recreation and especially in activity for amusement
children playing
to treat or behave lightly or without respect that is due
play with a new idea
to make use of double meaning or the similarity of sound of two words for humorous effect : pun
to handle something in an absentminded way : toy
played with the pencil
to take advantage
played upon the people's fears
to move swiftly or lightly
shadows playing on the wall
to move freely
to let go in a stream
hoses playing on the fire
to sound in performance
listen to an organ playing
to be staged or presented
what's playing at the movies
to behave in a particular way
play safe
to take part in play ball
play cards
to pretend to take part in the activities of
children playing house
to do for amusement or from mischief
play a trick on someone
to perform on or as if on the stage
play a part
to act the part of
play the fool
to contend against in a game
playing the Dodgers today
to put or keep in action play a fish on a line
play a card in a game
to cause something to produce music or sound play a record
play the piano
playhousenoun
theater sense 1
a small house for children to play in
playgroundnoun
a piece of land used for games and recreation especially by children
playgroundnoun
a piece of land used for games and recreation especially by children
playfuladjective
full of play : fond of playing
a playful kitten
humorous
a playful tone of voice
1 The mazurka and czardas of Act I are each performed by more than a dozen different couples with immense charm and flair; Swanilda’s eight girlfriends, whose dances are captivating, are innocent playfulness personified.
2 Your date is filled with laughs and playfulness.
你的约会充满了笑声和诙谐.
3 The flip side is that a surfeit of this mutes the play’s contentiousness and dulls its playfulness to a debilitating measure.
4 But while the piece does indeed rely on a computer algorithm that alters its dynamics at each performance, a pleasing playfulness and an affecting symbolic layer are hard-wired into it, too.
5 In the subsequent movements, the energy turned inward and was eventually sublimated in the sunny playfulness of the final Rondo.
6 The Nobel committee said of the two scientists in its press release: "Playfulness is one of their hallmarks.
诺贝尔评奖委员会在新闻发布会上这样描述这两位科学家:“好玩是他们的一个标志。
7 These two have become a superb partnership not by virtue of any physical likeness but because they kindle each other’s mixture of playfulness and rapture.
8 Nevertheless, the show's natural playfulness wins out, and, in its magical wishing-well sequence, it piles on astonishment and wonder with gorgeous abandon.
9 He was a master at the compliment: He flattered, not in the awkward style of the socially anxious, but with a sophisticated playfulness.
10 That playfulness, she suggests, was always at odds, too, with the business the Cocteau Twins found themselves in.
11 The little cat gave me a playful bite.
小猫顽皮地轻轻咬了我一下。
12 This job has given me a sense of playfulness.
13 Her innate playfulness transmuted paranoia and sarcasm into a shared sense of the absurd.
14 “She has a natural playfulness and innate quirkiness about her.”
15 The playfulness is in the timing — not least in timing the final beat of an intensely coloratura phrase to the music.
16 They convey a playfulness similar to Herms’ mischievous concoctions.
17 Mr. Mayer brings dazzling virtuosity and playfulness to jaunty pieces like “Le Banjo: Fantaisie grotesque” and “Pasquinade: Caprice.”
18 When she spoke again, most of the playfulness was gone from her voice.
19 The show began with Ms. McKay accompanying herself on piano, then she shifted to the ukulele, an instrument that buoys her light voice and adds to her aura of a childlike playfulness.
20 Here and there throughout the exhibition, you detect the telltale signs of the kind of playfulness that an anxious people use to mask what unnerves them.