威胁是真实的;罪犯显然不是在开玩笑。

威胁是真实的;罪犯显然不是在开玩笑。

The threats were real; the criminals clearly were not playing games.

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The threats were real; the criminals clearly were not playing games.

playing 是动词 play 的现在分词形式,play 的本义是"玩、进行游戏"。 games 是 game 的复数形式,game 是名词,本义是"游戏、比赛"。 playing games 这个短语在这里不是字面的"玩游戏",而是固定搭配的比喻用法,表示"不认真对待、不坦诚"——形容把严肃的事情当作儿戏、敷衍或欺骗对方。

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