playground
noun uk/ˈpleɪ.ɡraʊnd/ us/ˈpleɪ.ɡraʊnd/
A2 [ C ]（尤指学校里的）操场，游乐场
an area designed for children to play in outside, especially at a school or in a park
[ S ]娱乐场所
a place where a particular group of people enjoy themselves
This area of the coast is the playground of the rich and famous. 海滨的这片区域是富人和名人们的娱乐场。
Compare: recreation ground
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- There were children fighting in the playground.
- The children ran in zigzags around the playground until they were exhausted.
- He was one of those school bullies who tyrannized the whole playground.
- The other children used to taunt him in the playground because he was fat and wore glasses.
- The six-year-old girl was snatched from a playground and her body was found two days later.