play off 是什么意思？详细的

play off

vt. 使暴露弱点(冒充,再赛以决胜负)
例句与用法:
The Shanghai and Tianjin teams are to play off their tie against each other the coming Sunday.
打成平局的上海队和天津队将于星期天再次举行比赛，以决胜负。
The team manager fell in for most of the blame when his team lost the play off.
球队在锦标赛中失利后，领队受到的责备最多。
英英解释:
名词 play off:
any final competition to determine a championship
同义词：playoff
动词 play off:
set into opposition or rivalry
同义词：pit, oppose, match

play off v. 使...出丑, 把...假装

我记得是NBA季后赛的意思。