play out
野外玩耍；使精疲力竭；实施、实行、完成、演变、事情发展、展开、（使）（戏剧性的事件）逐渐发生；（使）展开、事态的进一步发展
Children need to play out in the open.
孩子需要在户外玩耍。
Mummy says I can play out in the garden.
妈妈说我可以到外面花园里玩。
The champion's strength played out fast
冠军很快就精疲力竭了。
I'm played out after all that exercises.
所有操练项目做完之后我累坏了。
Her union reforms were played out against a background of rising unemployment...
她对工会的改革是在失业率不断上升的背景下展开的。
A ridiculous diplomatic ritual will play out once again.
一场荒唐的外交上的例行公事将再次进行。
We have got to play this game out, even thought it is clear that we have last.
我们必须打好这场比赛，尽管我们显然是最后一场。
How will the election drama be played out?
选举大戏将如何上演？
Much of the scandal is yet to play out,
这场丑闻才刚刚开始，好戏还在后面呢。
I cannot wait to see how the plot will play out,
我急着想知道剧情下一步会如何发展。
Probably this pattern will play out again .
这样的剧情可能会再次上演。
Their love affair was played out against the backdrop of war.
他们在战争的背景下发生恋情。
The film has eerie parallels with the drama being played out in real life.
这部电影和现实生活中发生的一系列戏剧性事件有着诡异的巧合之处。
The potential candidate decided to wait and see how things played out before throwing his hat in the ring,
这个候选人决定先看看事态发展，然后再决定是否要宣布参选
Things would have played out so differently if I had simply said, "No, we really don't have money to give more."
如果当时我只是说“不，我们拿不出更多的钱了”，那事情会变得很不同。
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