plaything

英 [ˈpleɪθɪŋ]

美 [ˈpleɪθɪŋ]

n.  玩物; 玩乐对象; 玩具

复数：playthings　

BNC.20450 / COCA.21197

牛津词典

noun

• 玩物；玩乐对象
  a person or thing that you treat like a toy, without really caring about them or it
  1. She was an intelligent woman who refused to be a rich man's plaything.
     她是个有头脑的女性，拒不肯做富人的玩物。
• 玩具
  a toy
  1. The teddy bear was his favourite plaything.
     软毛玩具熊是他最心爱的玩具。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 玩具；供玩耍的东西
  Aplaythingis a toy or other object that a child plays with.
  1. ...an untidy garden scattered with children's playthings.
     到处散落着玩具的凌乱的花园
• N-COUNT 玩物；被玩弄的人
  If you say that someone is treating you as aplaything, you think that they are using you for their amusement or advantage, and do not care about you.
  1. ...an unfaithful husband who treated women as playthings...
     把女人当玩物的不忠丈夫
  2. He would not allow anyone to make him into a political plaything for their own ends.
     他不会允许任何人为了达到其自身目的把他变成政治玩物。

英英释义

noun

• an artifact designed to be played with
  Synonym:toy

双语例句

• The teddy bear was his favourite plaything.
  软毛玩具熊是他最心爱的玩具。
• The pessimist feels like fate's plaything and moves slowly.
  悲观者则感到自己只能由命运摆布，行动拖拉。
• Are we the plaything of fate?
  我们是命运的玩物吗？
• What a pretty plaything! Could you tell me how to make it?
  这玩艺做得不错，能教一下我吗？
• Fox gave up and turned back for her plaything.
  狐狸追了一会只好放弃，回头去找她的玩具。
• Hong Kong's favorite new resident, a giant inflatable duck, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, looking less like an oversized lovable plaything and more like an unappetizing fried egg on the water.
  香港最受欢迎的新市民一只巨大的充气橡皮鸭在周三时表现不佳。此时的它看起来不那么像一个巨型的可爱玩具，而像漂浮在水上让人食欲全无的煎蛋。
• She seemed content with her life as a rich man's plaything.
  她似乎满足于做有钱男子的玩物。
• Nowadays it has mainly become a plaything and attracts enthusiasts of any age.
  如今它已成为一个主要的玩物，吸引各个年龄的爱好者。
• He wanted to have me as a plaything for some time longer.
  他还想把我当作玩物耍一阵子。
• Truth is narrowed down and made a plaything for those who are weak, for those who are only momentarily discontented.
  那些懦弱的人，只是一时不满的人，把真理变得狭隘，变成了一个玩物。