- 1v/pleɪ ðə ˈfiːld/周旋於眾人之間／不專一交往
口語To date or go out with many different people instead of being with just one person.
「play the field」描寫一個人同時跟很多對象約會，不想定下來、不想跟單一一個人交往。field 是運動場的「整片場地」，play the field 就像「不只盯一個球員看，整個場上都跑」——比喻不限定對象、四處看看。語氣偏中性到輕微負面，看說話者的態度。常見於描寫單身狀態或還沒準備好定下來的人。
示範例句 · Example
After his last breakup, Sam decided to play the field for a while.
中文翻譯在他上一段分手之後，山姆決定要先周旋於眾人之間一陣子。
常見搭配
play the field for a while
先周旋於眾人之間一段時間
to date many people for a period of time
After his divorce, he just wanted to play the field for a while.
意思相近
date aroundsee other people
意思相反
settle downbe exclusive
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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 the fieldverb
- 1
hobbieshorseracinghorsesTo cut one's losses by betting on every racehorse other than the crowd favorite.
- 2
To have numerous romantic partners, without or before committing exclusively to one.
- He says I'm the only one, but my friends say he's playing the field.
- I know you got charm and appeal / You always play the field / I'm crazy to think you're all mine
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