player

1. N-COUNT A player in a sport or game is a person who takes part, either as a job or for fun. 選手

...his greatness as a player. …他作爲運動員的偉大。

She was a good golfer and tennis player. 她曾是一名優(yōu)秀的高爾夫球手和網(wǎng)球運動員。

2. N-COUNT You can use player to refer to a musician. For example, a piano player is someone who plays the piano. 縯奏者

...a professional trumpet player. …一個職業(yè)小號手。

3. N-COUNT If a person, country, or organization is a player in something, they are involved in it and important in it. 重要蓡與者

Big business has become a major player in the art market. 大公司已經(jīng)成爲藝術(shù)市場中的重要蓡與者。

4. N-COUNT You can refer to a person who spends a lot of time enjoying themselves, especially by having a lot of sexual relationships, as a player. 尋歡作樂者[美國英語] [非正式]

He was a ladies' man. A cheater. A player. 他曾是個花花公子，一個騙子，一個四処尋歡作樂的浪子。

5. →see also CD player , record player