player

noun

1. 游戏者；运动员；参赛选手
   a person who takes part in a game or sport
   1. a tennis/rugby/chess, etc. player
      网球、橄榄球、国际象棋等选手
   2. a game for four players
      四人玩的游戏
   3. a midfield player
      中场球员
2. （商业或政治方面的）参与者，竞争者，玩家
   a company or person involved in a particular area of business or politics
   1. The company has emerged as a major player in the London property market.
      那家公司已崭露头角，成为伦敦物业市场的主要竞争者。
3. 播放机
   a machine for reproducing sound or pictures that have been recorded on CDs, etc.
   1. a CD/DVD/cassette/record player
      激光唱片 / 数字光碟 / 盒式磁带 / 唱片播放机
4. 演奏者
   a person who plays a musical instrument
   1. a trumpet player
      小号手
5. 演员
   an actor
   1. Phoenix Players present ‘Juno and the Paycock’.
      凤凰剧社演出《朱诺与孔雀》。

1. N-COUNT 运动员；选手；参加运动者
   A player in a sport or game is a person who takes part, either as a job or for fun.
   1. ...his greatness as a player...
      他作为运动员的伟大之处
   2. She was a good golfer and tennis player.
      她是一名高尔夫球和网球好手。
   3. ...top chess-players.
      顶尖级棋手
2. N-COUNT （乐器）演奏者
   You can use player to refer to a musician. For example, a piano player is someone who plays the piano.
   1. ...a professional trumpet player.
      职业小号手
3. N-COUNT 重要参与者
   If a person, country, or organization is a player in something, they are involved in it and important in it.
   1. Big business has become a major player in the art market...
      大公司已成为艺术市场上的重要力量。
   2. America is not a party to the negotiations, yet it is a key player...
      美国不是谈判的一方，但却扮演着关键的角色。
4. N-COUNT 演员；表演者
   A player is an actor.
   1. ...a company of players...
      一群演员
   2. Oscar nominations went to all five leading players.
      5名主演均获得了奥斯卡提名。
5. See also: cassette player CD player record player team player

1. The songs were arranged by another well-known bass player, Ron Carter.
   另一位著名的低音提琴演奏家罗恩·卡特改编了这些歌曲。
2. He chewed out the player, who apologized the next time I saw him
   他训斥了那个球员，我再次看见那个球员时，他道了歉。
3. As baseball commissioner, Chandler was instrumental in making Jackie Robinson the first black player in the major leagues.
   杰基·罗宾逊成为职业棒球联赛中首位黑人选手，作为棒球协会总干事的钱德勒功不可没。
4. Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.
   威廉姆斯巩固了自己世界头号斯诺克选手的地位。
5. He deservedly won the Player of the Year award
   他理所应当地获得了年度最佳球员奖。
6. A chess player must have a fertile imagination and rich sense of fantasy.
   一个棋手必须有丰富的想象力，并善于奇思妙想。
7. She can hold her own against almost any player.
   她几乎能和任何一名选手一较高下。
8. I played nine holes with Gary Player today.
   我今天和加里·普莱耶打了9洞高尔夫球。
9. I know he's an intense player, but he does enjoy what he's doing
   我知道他是个拼命三郎，但他确实喜欢自己所做的事。
10. A furious player kicked his racket into the grandstand.
    一位愤怒的球员将他的球拍踢向了看台。
11. My tape player's knackered.
    我的磁带放送机坏了。
12. They've just lent me a laser disc player.
    他们刚借了我一部激光视盘播放机。
13. He's the best opponent I've come across this season, a great player.
    他是我本赛季遇到的最出色的对手，一位了不起的运动员。
14. She was a good golfer and tennis player.
    她是一名高尔夫球和网球好手。
15. Big business has become a major player in the art market
    大公司已成为艺术市场上的重要力量。
16. America is not a party to the negotiations, yet it is a key player
    美国不是谈判的一方，但却扮演着关键的角色。
17. At 20 he became the youngest player to score 2,000 runs in a season.
    他20岁时就成为了在一个赛季中获得2,000分的最年轻的选手。
18. It somehow seems hardly surprising that Ms Player is now his sworn enemy.
    现在普莱耶女士成了他不共戴天的仇敌反倒让人觉得不足为奇了。
19. Tonight, I think he proved to everybody what a great player he was
    我认为今晚他向所有人证明了他是个多么出色的选手。
20. We think he'll turn into a top-class player.
    我们认为他会成为一流的选手。
21. The player is being tracked by Juventus.
    该选手正为尤文图斯队所追踪关注。
22. My experience as player, coach and manager has prepared me for this ultimate challenge.
    当球员、教练和主教练的经历锻炼了我，使我能够应对这一终极挑战。
23. The coach said his club had wiretapped the hotel room of a player during a road trip.
    教练说他的俱乐部曾经窃听了一名开车旅行的运动员所住宾馆房间的电话。
24. He was determined to become a world-class player.
    他决心成为世界级选手。
25. The leading player is ill. Let his understudy to appear on the scene.
    主角演员病了，让他的替角出场。
26. At the last moment the player was able to hit the ball in.
    在最后一刻，那位运动员终于击进了一球。
27. He was hurt, and another player replaced him.
    他受了伤，另一个选手取代了他。
28. He is quite a good player.
    他是一个满不错的选手。
29. A basketball player is allowed five personal fouls before fouling out.
    篮球运动员侵人犯规五次即被罚下场。

noun

1. a theatrical performer

   Synonym:    actorhistrionthespianrole player

2. someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

   Synonym:    musicianinstrumentalist

3. a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

   Synonym:    participant

4. an important participant (as in a business deal)
   1. he was a major player in setting up the corporation

5. a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously