play at something
phrasal verb with play verb uk/pleɪ/ us/pleɪ/
假扮…玩;玩，做（通常指游戏）
to pretend to be a particular person or to do a particular thing, usually as a game
The children were playing at Batman and Robin. 孩子们在玩《蝙蝠侠与罗宾》的游戏。
儿戏似地做，敷衍应付
to do something for enjoyment or interest, or without much care and effort, rather than in a serious way or as a job
She's only playing at being an actress - she's going off to law school next year. 她当演员只是玩玩而已——明年她就要上法学院了。
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- She's still playing at being a professional singer.
- He's not really interested in the kids, he's just playing at being the perfect father to impress his parents.
- The kids have been playing at Doctors and Nurses all afternoon.
- The classroom has a home corner where the children can play at being Mummies and Daddies.
- You can't just play at being a mother, it's a lifelong commitment.