play off

英 [ˈpleɪ ɒf]

美 [ˈpleɪ ɔːf]

网络  季后赛; 决赛; 加时赛; 加赛; 延长赛

英英释义

verb

• set into opposition or rivalry
  1. let them match their best athletes against ours
  2. pit a chess player against the Russian champion
  3. He plays his two children off against each other
  Synonym:pitopposematch

双语例句

• Corporations often play off subcontractors to get best prices.
  企业常常让供应商互相竞争以得到最好的价钱。
• It also has long been involved in a tug of war with Taiwan over diplomatic recognition by Central American and Caribbean countries, which play off Taipei against Beijing.
  此外，长期以来中国大陆一直就在外交上获得中美洲和加勒比海国家的承认与台湾进行着争夺。中美洲和加勒比海国家挑动台北和北京相斗而坐收渔利。
• Why do you always play off joe? I think it isn't polite.
  你为什么总是嘲弄乔？我认为这不礼貌。
• The losing semi-finalists will play off for the third place.
  半决赛的负者将再赛一场，以决出第三名。
• All the newspaper reporters wrote the play off as useless.
  所有报纸记者都认为那个戏毫无价值。
• A and B are going to play off for the victory. One blow decided the fight.
  a队与B队将要一决胜负。一拳决定拳击胜负。
• But new information about the nature of the epidemic in Africa is enabling the World Bank to redefine its role to play off its strengths for maximum impact, says Lule.
  然而，有关艾滋病性质的最新资料使得世行对其作用进行重新界定，以便利用其优势发挥最大影响，Lule表示。
• I also know that the Triangle Offense is designed to allow players to play off of Kobe Bryant, and that depends on him being a lethal scoring threat.
  我也知道三角进攻就是为像科比那样的人设计的，这取决于他那致命的得分威胁。
• Polished concrete, glass, polished ebony and stainless steel surfaces play off each other, bringing texture and lightness to the spaces.
  抛光的混凝土、玻璃、光亮的黑檀木和不锈钢表面相互辉映，与白色的建筑墙面在触觉和感官上相互对照、衬托。
• "I'm looking to play off the ball a little more," McGrady said.
  “我希望传球的时间再多一点，”麦克格雷迪说。