play the market

釋義

1. 買賣證券和股票

   to buy and sell stocks and shares in order to make a profit

電影裡這樣說 · 2 部

• Could be. Uh, you play the market?Some Like It Hot1959
• Even the person with very little disposable income all of a sudden began to play in the stock market, because nobody could fail.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

在完整場景裡學

• 熱情如火1959
  • 查抄酒館，樂手潦倒：up the creek（走投無路）
  • 為進女子樂隊扮女人：flip your wig（腦子進水）
  • 黑幫車庫行兇滅口：bump someone off（幹掉）
• 安然：房間裡最聰明的人2005
  • 印度電廠成了廢墟：imaginary profits（並未到來的利潤）
  • 自己跟自己做買賣：both sides of the transaction（交易兩邊都佔）
  • 追問報表當場失控：losing it（當眾情緒崩了）

同一詞條的短語

• in the market for
• on the market
• on the open market
• a buyer's market
• price yourself out of the market
• a seller's market