play本身就有名词性质

英 [ple] 美 [ple]

v.玩耍;游戏;玩乐;(为玩耍)假装，假扮;捉弄;戏弄

n.游戏;玩耍;娱乐;戏剧;剧本;比赛;赛风;比赛中的表现

Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly.

卡特替代受伤的奥赖利上场比赛。

The home team claimed a penalty but the referee told them to play on.

主队要求判点球，但裁判却要他们继续比赛。

The player is contracted to play until August.

这位选手签约参加比赛到八月份。