play
- v. 玩
- v. 表演
- v. 假装
- n. 玩耍
- n. 游戏
- n. 戏剧
- Definition
- v. to take part in a game or activity
- v. to perform or act
- v. to pretend
- n. an act of playing
- n. a game
- n. a theatrical performance
- Example
- The children love to play soccer after school every day.
- 孩子们放学后都喜欢踢足球。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a play or drama performed on stage (noun).
比较义项：戏剧、剧目（名词）。
- play 本词
The general, neutral word for any theatrical work performed on stage, whether comedy, tragedy, or anything lighthearted; common in everyday speech about attending a show.
指舞台上演出的任何一出戏的中性通用说法，可以是喜剧、悲剧或轻松题材的作品；在日常谈论看戏时非常常用。
The elementary school put on a play about a magic forest last winter.
这所小学去年冬天上演了一出关于魔法森林的戏剧。
- drama
Usually refers to a serious, emotionally intense play, as opposed to a comedy; more formal or literary in tone, and less common than 'play' in casual talk.
通常指情节严肃、情感强烈的戏剧作品，与喜剧相对；语气更正式、更文学化，在日常闲聊中不如 play 常用。
Her new drama exploring loss and grief has won several awards this year.
她探讨失去与悲伤的新戏剧作品今年获得了多个奖项。
Both play and drama can mean a work performed in a theater. Play is the general, neutral word for any show. Drama usually means a serious, emotionally intense play, sounding more literary. Not compared: play as a verb (to play), or drama meaning 'real-life conflict'.
在这个意义上，play 和 drama 都可以指“一出戏”，但 play 是最常用、最中性的说法，可以指喜剧、悲剧或其他任何一出戏；drama 更强调情节严肃、情感强烈，语气也更正式、更偏文学化。这里不比较 play 作动词表示“玩耍、做游戏、演奏”的用法，也不比较 drama 在日常口语中表示“（现实生活中的）纠纷、闹剧”的用法。