短语 to toy with somebody 表示对一个人的感情不认真、不看重,说得重一些就是玩弄某人的感情。
- Peter has been going out with Mary for five years but he never talks about marriage. He is just toying with her feelings.
- I have been working really hard to get that promotion but it just hasn‘t come. My boss is toying with my expectations.
值得注意的是,所谓 toyboy “玩具男孩”专指年纪比另一半小得多的小情郎。
- Janet got divorced after 40 years of marriage and is enjoying her new life with a toyboy on her arm.
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