play along

英 [pleɪ əˈlɒŋ]

美 [pleɪ əˈlɔːŋ]

（暂且对…）附和; （暂时与…）合作

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB （暂且对…）附和；（暂时与…）合作
  If youplay along witha person, with what they say, or with their plans, you appear to agree with them and do what they want, even though you are not sure whether they are right.
  1. My mother has learnt to play along with the bizarre conversations begun by father...
     母亲学会了假装附和由父亲起头的古怪话题。
  2. He led the way to the lift. Fox played along, following him.
     他朝电梯走去，福克斯只得紧随其后。

英英释义

verb

• perform an accompaniment to
  1. The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano
  Synonym:accompanyfollow
• cooperate or pretend to cooperate
  1. He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment
  Synonym:go along

双语例句

• But he decided to play along.
  可他决定继续看下去。
• I only play along so she'll leave me alone.
  我只是出来玩的，妈妈才会让我出来。
• When I go home we'll all play along.
  当我回家，我们都会一起玩。
• It was extremely distressing to frequently receive emails from the owners of Ext, LLC threating to sue me if I didn't play along with their plans.
  让人伤神的是我常常会收到来自Ext，LLC的email，威胁如果我不参与他们的计划就要起诉我。
• It graciously allows you to play along and to get out of that situation, Mishra explained.
  米什拉解释说：这会让你从容地找到理由去办事，逃离约会现场。
• The kids play along the bank, clambering over a tree that spans the water.
  孩子们在河岸上嬉耍，爬上一棵斜伸到水面上的树。
• But she decided to play along, got hermsuit on, and went out and joined the party.
  但她还是决定和他们一起玩，她换上泳装，走出家门，加入了聚会。
• Even at31 I'm enjoying learning how different people play and how you can play along side them.
  甚至现在我都31岁了，我依旧很喜欢这种和不同人去竞争然后和他们一起比赛。
• I don't think we should join his scheme but let's play along with him for the time being until we know what his plans are.
  我认为我们不应该加入他的计划，但可以暂时地参与，直到弄清他的计划的实质。
• He did have the sense to play along with the school system.
  他确实有理智，处处遵守学校的规章制度。