English Dictionary

play to win

動詞

広義 慣用表現

(sports) To play in an especially competitive, committed manner, focused intently on winning.

日本語の意味

勝つことを目的として、情熱的かつ積極的に競技に取り組む / 勝利に向けて執念を持ち、真剣にプレイする

In the championship match, she urged her teammates to play to win, pushing everyone to give their absolute best.

決勝戦で、彼女はチームメイトに勝つためにプレーするよう促し、全員が全力を尽くすよう奮い立たせた。

意味（1）

(sports) To play in an especially competitive, committed manner, focused intently on winning.

[W]e just got totally outplayed. Instead of playing to win, we were playing not to lose.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) To make a special, determined effort to achieve general success or a particular goal, in life, in one's career, in negotiation, etc.

I play to win. I am playing for human lives. This, sir, is the torture, marks of which you have seen on the prisoners; but your inexperience will not detect at a glance all the diabolical ingenuity and cruelty that lurks in this piece of linen and these straps of leather.

to play to win （ canonical ）

plays to win （ present singular third-person ）

playing to win （ participle present ）

played to win （ participle past ）

played to win （ past ）