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/pleɪ ˌfæst ən ˈluːs/ · /pleɪ ˌfɑːst ən ˈluːs/
To not be careful or honest about something, especially the law, the rules, or other people's feelings.
草率對待/玩弄(規則、感情等)
過去式 played過去分詞 played-ing playing三單 plays
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
play fast and looseverb
- 1
To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.
- Come, let us have the Arke (saith he) And then, Goe to, it skills not greatly, carry it backe againe: which, what was it, but, to play fast and loose with Religion?
- And shall these hands, so lately purg’d of blood, / So newly join’d in love, so strong in both, / Unyoke this seizure and this kind regreet? / Play fast and loose with faith?
- 2
To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.
- 3
To act in a tricky, inconstant way, saying one thing and doing another.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。