play upon

基本解釋

Regrettably some teachings play upon the idea of an angry God that metes out punishment, and it is used as a way to keep people in a continual state of fear and obedience.
遺憾的是，一些教義利用一個(gè)憤怒的神施予懲罰的觀點(diǎn)將人們長期困囿在恐懼和順從的狀態(tài)中。
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A play upon the symbiotic nature of organisms thriving in the rainforest, TROPICOOL @ KL envisions a series of symbiotic energy-generating skyscrapers modeled after mushrooms.
這項(xiàng)設(shè)計(jì)就是建立在熱帶雨林繁榮的有機(jī)體共生本質(zhì)的基礎(chǔ)上。 TROPICOOL @ KL模仿蘑菇的造型想象出了一系列能夠互相依存，產(chǎn)生能量的高樓大廈。
It was my part at this feast to play upon my instrument, and I have done all I could.
在這宴會(huì)中，我的任務(wù)是奏樂，我也盡力演奏了。

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