- 1v/pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪər/ · /pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə/玩火（自焚）／做危險的事
To do something that could lead to serious trouble or harm.
「play with fire」字面是「玩火」，比喻你在做的事情非常危險，隨時可能出大事。真的玩火會被燒到，所以「play with fire」是用一個很具體的畫面警告對方：「你現在做的事，很有可能會反咬你一口。」常用在感情、金錢、規則邊緣的行為。中文成語「玩火自焚」幾乎是直譯。
示範例句 · Example
Lying to your parents about where you've been is playing with fire.
中文翻譯對父母撒謊你去過哪裡，就是在玩火。
常見搭配
be playing with fire
正在做很危險的事
to be doing something dangerous or risky
She's playing with fire if she thinks her boss won't notice.
意思相近
take a riskpush your lucktempt fate
意思相反
play it safebe cautious
原始詞典資料1 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 with fireverb
- 1
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
- I'm telling you, if you sign that paper, you're playing with fire.
- Play with fire and you get burned.
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