play up meaning in Chinese
(比赛中)加油，用劲
加油, 拼命, 开始奏乐, 强调, 给...制造麻烦, 出故障
努力干；开始演奏；宣扬；调皮捣蛋
使…显得更重要
使苦恼
使恼火
Examples
- We are trying to play up bata's international naure .
我们正努力大肆宣传伯佳的国际性。 - 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。 - She played up her past achievements just to impress us .
她夸耀过去的成绩就是为了让我们觉得她了不起。 - The american joke is to play up to the european(and eastern)legend of the west .
美国笑话是向欧洲人（和东方人）吹嘘西部的传说。 - Did you think the professor's pun was genuinely funny or did you laugh just to play up to him ?
你认为教授的双关语确实好笑呢，还是你发笑只是为了迎合他？