play hard

基本解释

He terrible on defense and doesn't play hard all the time.
他的防守实在是太糟糕了，而且他并不是一直在很努力地打球。
His message plays on sporting metaphors: "On the pitch you can play hard and take risks to score.
他借用体育运动的隐喻，传递了这样的信息：“在球场上，你可以不择手段，冒着一切风险进球。
The scientists believe that our ‘work hard, play hard’ society encourages us to sacrifice sleep and compromises our health.
科学家们称，被不少人奉行的“努力工作、拼命玩乐”的生活原则是以牺牲睡眠和健康为前提的。

The young people here are hard at play, and the Muslim elders are hard at work trying to keep them engaged in positive activities.
They'll say, I usually play for more money and it's hard to concentrate or I'm just screwing around.
他们会说，我玩扑克常常是为了赢更多的钱,但是却难以集中注意力,或者我只是随便玩玩罢了。
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So, marginal land is brought into play with hard work and ingenuity, and this is one of the things that Hanson emphasizes that is so helpful.
那么,边际耕地需要,在一定的生产条件下,生产收益正好足以补偿所需费用的土地,这就是汉森所强调的相当有益的一点
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We work hard and we play hard and this space suits both of those.
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