Pat 最好的朋友 John 受不了他总揭自己的秘密,于是决定捉弄他一下。

Pat 最好的朋友 John 受不了他总揭自己的秘密,于是决定捉弄他一下。

His best friend John could not put up with Pat always revealing his secrets, so decided to play a trick on him.

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His best friend John could not put up with Pat always revealing his secrets, so decided to play a trick on him.

play 是动词,本义是"玩耍、表演",在 play a trick on 中引申为"捉弄、戏弄"。 a 是不定冠词,用在单数可数名词前表示"一个"。 trick 是名词,意思是"诡计、花招、恶作剧"。 on 是介词,在固定搭配 play a trick on 中表示动作的对象,意为"对、向"。 play a trick on sb 是一个固定短语,字面意思是"对某人玩花招",即"捉弄某人、和某人开玩笑",目的是逗乐而非恶意欺骗。

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