plaything
【玩具 ,玩耍的物品】
"Plaything" 是一个名词,指 玩具 或 玩耍的物品。它通常用于指代供娱乐或消遣使用的物品,尤其是儿童的玩具。但有时也用来比喻一个被别人支配或操控的对象,表达某种人或物被轻视、玩弄或仅作为消遣的意思。
主要含义:
- 玩具:指供玩耍或娱乐的物品,通常是孩子玩的物品。
- 例如:The child played with his new plaything all afternoon.
(孩子整个下午都在玩他的新玩具。)
- 例如:The child played with his new plaything all afternoon.
- 消遣或娱乐的事物:有时 "plaything" 可以用来泛指任何提供娱乐或享乐的事物。
- 例如:The park was full of playthings for children.
(公园里满是孩子们玩的玩具。)
- 例如:The park was full of playthings for children.
- 被玩弄、支配的对象(比喻):指某人或某物被其他人操控、支配或当作玩笑、玩物对待,通常带有贬义。
- 例如:She was treated like a plaything by the wealthy businessman.
(她被那位富有的商人当作玩物对待。)
- 例如:She was treated like a plaything by the wealthy businessman.
例句:
- The dog chewed on its new plaything for hours.
(狗狗咬着它的新玩具玩了好几个小时。) - He felt like a plaything in the hands of the powerful politician.
(他觉得自己在那位有权政治家的手中像个玩物。)
总结:
Plaything 主要指 玩具 或供娱乐的物品,尤其是指孩子用来玩耍的东西。此外,它也可以用作比喻,指代某人被操控或当作消遣的对象,通常带有贬义。