play around (playing,played,plays)

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  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） If you play around, you behave in a silly way to amuse yourself or other people. 胡闹 [非正式]

  例：

  Stop playing around and eat!

  别胡闹了，吃饭吧！

• 2.  

  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） If you play around with a problem or an arrangement of objects, you try different ways of organizing it in order to find the best solution or arrangement. 对…尝试不同方法以找到最佳方案 [非正式]

  例：

  I can play around with the pictures in all sorts of ways to make them more eye-catching.

  我可以试着用各种不同的方式来摆放这些图片，使它们更引人注目。

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  PHRASAL VERB（动词词组） If someone plays around, they have sex with people other than the person they are married to or having a serious relationship with. 鬼混 (和配偶以外的人发生性关系) [非正式]

  例：

  Up to 75 percent of married men may be playing around.

  75%以上的已婚男人可能有外遇。