player/ˋpleɚ; ˈpleIə/n [C]1 someone who plays a game or sport 参赛者﹐选手﹔运动员: a football player 足球运动员2 someone who plays a musical instrument〔乐器〕演奏者: a piano player 钢琴演奏者3 one of the people, countries etc that are involved in a situation 参与者: a major/key etc player a major player in the UN peace talks 联合国和平谈判中的重要参与者CASSETTE PLAYER, CD PLAYER, MP3 PLAYER, RECORD PLAYER