informal (of a child) misbehave
〈非正式〉(小孩)捣蛋,制造麻烦
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I hadn't had much sleep — the kids had been playing up .我没有睡多少觉,小孩子们一直在捣乱。
fail to function properly〈英,非正式〉出故障 his phone line was constantly playing up.
他的电话线老出故障。
put all one's energy into a game
〈英〉拼命投入(比赛)。