play-act
- IPA[ˈpleɪakt]
英式
- engage in pretence in order to trick someone or gain an advantage；act in a play
verb: play-act, 3rd person present: play-acts, gerund or present participle: play-acting, past tense: play-acted, past participle: play-acted
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. engage in pretence in order to trick someone or gain an advantage I am a professional and I would never play-act to get someone sent off she play-acted grief when told her husband had died
- 2. act in a play they don costumes and play-act on stage in the town's unoccupied theatre
- ▪ act (a scene, role, etc.) they were play-acting a western duel
