- 1vA1/pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪər/ · /pleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə/玩火（自焚）／做危險的事
To do something that could lead to serious trouble or harm.
示範例句 · Example
Lying to your parents about where you've been is playing with fire.
逐字對父母撒謊你去過哪裡，就是在玩火。
「play with fire」字面是「玩火」，比喻你在做的事情非常危險，隨時可能出大事。The picture inside `play with fire`： 真的玩火會被燒到，所以「play with fire」是用一個很具體的畫面警告對方：「你現在做的事，很有可能會反咬你一口。」常用在感情、金錢、規則邊緣的行為。中文成語「玩火自焚」幾乎是直譯。
常見搭配
be playing with fire
正在做很危險的事
to be doing something dangerous or risky
She's playing with fire if she thinks her boss won't notice.
意思相近
take a riskpush your lucktempt fate
意思相反
play it safebe cautious
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原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
play with fireverb
- 1
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
- I'm telling you, if you sign that paper, you're playing with fire.
- Play with fire and you get burned.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。