عبارت انگلیسی
play
معنی و توضیح
The word “play,” in this podcast, means a performance with live actors at a theater: “Were you ever in a school play?” As a verb, “to play” means to do something to have fun: “The children spent the whole day playing at the park.” The verb “to play (something)” means to participate in an activity or game that is designed to help people have fun: “Do you want to play Monopoly with me?” Or, “Lots of young children like to play hide-and-seek.” When we talk about music, the verb “to play (something)” means to use a musical instrument to make music: “Ulysses knows how to play the saxophone.” Finally, the phrase “to play (something) down” means to act as if something isn’t as important as it really is: “Denise is playing down her knee injury, but it’s really very bad and she won’t be able to play volleyball again.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Describing People’s Body Types». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 305: Describing People’s Body Types.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 305. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Describing People’s Body Types,” describing their physical characteristics – what their body is like. Let’s get started.
Remi: We need to get these costumes sorted out. I’m not sure we have ones that will fit each person in this play.
Bryan: Let’s see. We need a shirt for Hector. He’s broad-shouldered, so this one would be too small.
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.