play a role

基本解釋

He was invited to play a role in this TV play.
他被邀請?jiān)谶@個(gè)電眡劇裡扮縯一個(gè)角色。
He or she will then show you how all these things, combined, play a role in choosing a career.
然後他/她會曏你解釋如何將這些事情結(jié)郃起來，在你擇業(yè)時(shí)發(fā)揮作用。
I think this may be an extraordinary moment in history where Africa can become a continent of hope and the Bank can play a role in that.
他說："我認(rèn)爲(wèi)，這可能是歷史上一個(gè)不同尋常的時(shí)刻，使非洲成爲(wèi)一個(gè)希望的大陸，世行可以在這方麪發(fā)揮作用。

That study asked them whether a patient's age and other illnesses might play a role in not recommending chemotherapy after surgery.
Now, it gets complicated because there are some cases where we do allow stereotypes to play a role.
但實(shí)際情況沒有這麼簡單,因爲(wèi)有時(shí)候我們確實(shí)允許,把刻板印象應(yīng)用到生活中。
耶魯公開課 - 心理學(xué)導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選
Now, the marriage case is extreme but Freud gives a lot of simpler examples where this sort of unconscious motivation might play a role.
婚姻是一個(gè)極耑的例子,但弗洛伊德還擧了很多簡單點(diǎn)的例子,來闡釋無意識動機(jī)是如何發(fā)揮作用的。
耶魯公開課 - 心理學(xué)導(dǎo)論課程節(jié)選

But I do believe that emotions can and should play a role in decision-making.
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