play-up

英[p'leɪ'ʌp] 美[p'leɪ'ʌp]
  • 大肆宣扬;鼓吹
  • marked adj.有记号的;显著的;受监视的v.弄污;打分;留意;做标记(动词mark的过去式和过去分词)
  • suppression n.镇压;抑制
动词 play up:
  1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

  2. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior

    1. Let's talk up the game and get a big crowd.
      咱们把这场比赛大肆宣扬一下,以便吸引更多的观众。
    2. The newspapers played up the mayor's plan to plant trees downtown.
      报界大肆宣扬市长在市区植树的计划。