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1. 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。

2. play up

2. Some reporters like to play up sensational social news.
    有些记者喜欢渲染耸人听闻的社会新闻。

1. 大肆渲染：stem cell: 干细胞 | play up: 大肆渲染 | graffiti: 涂鸦

2. 加油：play up to 支持 | play up 加油 | play upon 利用

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3. 大事宣传：play it by ear 临机应变 | play up 大事宣传 | play for money 赌钱

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4. 强调：15. crisis n. 危机 | 16. play up 强调 | 17.delight v. 给予乐趣;使人高兴

1. 强调…的重要性；夸大；渲染
    If you play up something, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important.

    e.g. The media played up the prospects for a settlement...
           媒体夸大了达成和解的可能性。
    e.g. His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents.
           他的日本血统被一些对手大肆渲染。

2. （机器、身体部位等）（给…）制造麻烦，（使）痛苦
    If something such as a machine or a part of your body is playing up or is playing you up, it is causing problems because it is not working properly.

play up什么意思

    e.g. The engine had been playing up...
           发动机一直有问题。
    e.g. It was his back playing him up.
           是他的后背在作痛。

3. （小孩）淘气，不听话
    When children play up, they are naughty and difficult to control.

    e.g. Patrick often plays up when he knows I''m in a hurry.
           帕特里克常常明知我手忙脚乱还要调皮捣蛋。

1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent

    e.g. The introduction highlighted the speaker''s distinguished career in linguistics

    Synonym: foregroundhighlightspotlight

2. ingratiate oneself to
    often with insincere behavior

    e.g. She is playing up to the chairman

    Synonym: cozy upcotton upshine upsidle upsuck up