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 本意是"玩耍、游戏",在这里引申为"假装、开玩笑"的意思。 games 是 game 的复数形式,game 本意是"游戏",在这里与 playing 搭配使用。 playing games 这个短语在这里不是字面的"玩游戏"意思,而是比喻性的表达,表示"开玩笑、不认真对待"。

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