每日一词【1125】play out：事态的进一步发展

今天我们要学的词是play out。 To play out, 可以指事态的进一步发展。 "Much of the scandal is yet to play out," 这场丑闻才刚刚开始，好戏还在后面呢。 "I cannot wait to see how the plot will play out," 我急着想知道剧情下一步会如何发展。 "Tiger Wood's year in golf didn't play out like it was supposed to," 老虎伍兹今年的高尔夫赛季表现远远偏离了预期的轨道。 "The potential candidate decided¹ to wait and see how things played out before throwing his hat in the ring," 这个候选人决定先看看事态发展，然后再决定是否要宣布参选。好的，今天我们学习的词是play out...

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。