逢场作戏féng chǎng zuò xìact (play) according to circumstances; have fun in keeping with the occasion; join in the fun on occasion; seize a chance where there is merry-making; take part in sth just for play (/in a playful spirit)
❍ 但是，“～”——她想到黄梅霜的话，又轻轻地笑了。(杨沫《青春之歌》541)Yet when she recalled Meishuang’s words，“All the world’s a stage，” she smiled.
❍ 咱们搞这行的左不过是“～” 嘛。(田汉 《关汉卿》53) We of this trade know too well that we are only playing a game.
❍ 他们是冲州撞府，～，陪了多少小心得来的钱物。(《水浒全传》340)These go from this town to that city seizing a chance where there is merry-making and they have spent themselves for such money and goods as they get. 逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion;have fun in keeping with the occasion |