MPs were playing the numbers game as the crucial vote drew closer.

在至关重要的表决临近时，下院议员们玩起了数字游戏。

《牛津词典》

Regrettably, he resorts to the familiar numbers game when he boasts that fewer than 300 state enterprises currently remain in the public sector.

遗憾的是，他又玩起了老套的数字游戏，吹嘘说目前属于公有部门的国营企业差不多300家。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass.

论及读者对这些故事的所有感受，文学是一个数字游戏，但很难经受住时间的考验。

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