pine away
因悲傷、壓力、擔心而憔悴；因疾病而衰弱
He’s been pining away since his wife died and is a shadow of his former self.
pipe down
安靜下來
The lecturer asked the students to pipe down and pay attention.
pipe up
開始說話；開始高聲說話
At first, no one answered, then finally someone piped up.
pit * against
較量，對抗；使較量，使對抗
The war pitted neighbor against neighbor.
pitch for +
爭取 (工作，交易，生意等)
He pitched for the job, but they gave it to someone else.
pitch in
一起做起來；參與、投入某活動
We were behind schedule, but the others pitched in and we got it done in time.
pitch into +
嚴厲批評 (某人)；攻擊 (某人)
The shareholders pitched into the management about their pay rises at the meeting.
play along
(為了使某人高興或得到自己想要的東西而) 假裝同意或接受 (某人，某觀點等)
I disagreed with the idea but I had to play along because everyone else liked it.
play about/around
(尤指本該做其他事情時) 胡鬧，瞎搞
The children were play around and being annoying.
play at +
把…不當一回事；對 (某事) 敷衍了事
He just plays at being a lawyer- he never wins a case.
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