v.给…当配角，投…所好; 买好; 卖好; 阿

迎合；讨好；给…当配角

belly up to───肚皮朝上

cozy up to───奉承，取悦

lead up to───导致；作为…的准备

led up to───逐渐引到

play up───加油；开始奏乐；使恼火；调皮捣蛋；强调

play upon───利用；演奏

put up to───使(某人)熟悉；指导(某人)做；唆使(某人)做；把(某事)提请…决定

puts up to───使(某人)熟悉；指导(某人)做；唆使(某人)做；把(某事)提请…决定

leads up to───导致；作为…的准备

Face or play up to primary star candidates: Clinton, Giuliani, Obama, Edwards, Romney, Thompson.───面对或扮演六名一流的明星候选人: 克林顿, 朱利安尼, 奥巴马, 爱德华兹, 罗姆尼, 汤姆森.

He wanted two good actresses to play up to him.───他想要两个出色的女演员担任配角。

He was a person who would always play up to his superiors.───他这个人总是拍上司的马屁.

The team did play up to its best today.───那球队今天发挥得不是很理想.

He tried to play up to his best level.───他想打出自己的最佳水平.

Students who too obviously play up to their teachers are usually disliked by their classmates.───过分明显向老师献殷勤的学生通常为其同窗所憎恶.

Depend on him to play up to the full his own part in reaching the settlement.───在达成这项解决办法时,要靠他充分发挥自己的作用.

You can play up to 30 games simultaneously.───你可以同时进行高达30个个游戏。

She knows how to play up to the boss.───她知道怎么讨好上司。

She likes to play up to him.───她喜欢做他的配角.

He wanted a raise, so he tried to play up to his boss.───他想长工资, 所以尽力向老板谄媚.

He seems to want two men play up to him.───看来他需要二个人来配合他.

He seems to want two good actors to play up to him.───看来他需要两个好演员配给他.

It'seems that she needs two good actors to play up to her.───看来她需要两位好演员与她配戏.

He played up to the old lady's vanity to get her support.

It seems the young drivers like to play up to an audience.

Playing up to it, he gives an autograph and we board for free.

Connie always plays up to her parents when she wants money.

He seems to want two men to play up to him.

Julia knows how to play up to the supervisors - she can always get time off work when she wants it.

You were quite good, playing up to the hicks.

She likes to play up to him.

Leeds have agreed to pay Wigan ￡5,000 for every five first-team games he plays up to a maximum of ￡25,000.