He made great play of the fact that his uncle was a duke.

他特别强调自己的叔父是位公爵。

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"I hate to sound mercenary," Labane said, "but am I getting paid to be in this play of yours?"

“我不愿让自己听起来惟利是图，”拉班说：“但是参与你这出戏演出我会得到报酬吗？”

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

When my hand lay on her calf, I felt the constant twitching play of muscles.

当我的手放在她的小腿上时，我感觉到肌肉不断地在抽搐。

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In nineteen fifty-one she played the character "Gigi" in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise.

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There's always that play of thought throughout the thinking of the New Criticism as well.

新批判派的,也持有这种观点。

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Play every kind of music. Listen... I would say the best advice is, listen to music you don't like.

演奏各种音乐。听着，我想说，最好的建议就是听你不喜欢的音乐。

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Republicans have made much play of this, suggesting he was ignoring the country's most fundamental problems.

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Every manager must bear some degree of responsibility for the play of his team.

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Instead, politics is reduced to our current endless shadow play of feints and fake outrage.

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