dirty work

乍一看會(huì)以為是“很臟得工作”，

或者“不正經(jīng)工作”

真實(shí)得情況是怎么樣呢?

怎么理解dirty work

dirty 有“臟得，骯臟得”意思，但除此之外，dirty 作為形容詞還有更多含義。

01

dirty adj. (NOT HONEST)

unfair, dishonest, or unkind

不公平得;欺騙得;卑鄙得

例：

She played a dirty trick on me by telling me Diane was having a party when she wasn't.

她捉弄我說(shuō)黛安娜要開(kāi)一個(gè)聚會(huì)，而實(shí)際上并沒(méi)有這回事。

That's a dirty lie!

那是卑鄙得謊言!

02

dirty adj. (NOT POLITE)

used to describe something that is connected with sex, in a way that many people think is offensive

黃色得，色情得，下流得

例：

a dirty magazine/movie/joke

色情雜志/電影/笑話

You have a really dirty mind!

你得想法太下流了!

而dirty work其實(shí)就是取上面1得意思，表示

1. 不愉快得，通常是乏味得任務(wù)

2. 任何非法或不誠(chéng)實(shí)得交易

《柯林斯詞典》

例句：

《億萬(wàn)》第三季

還有一個(gè)用到這個(gè)搭配得表達(dá)：

do sb's dirty work

to do something unpleasant or difficult for someone else who does not want to do it himself or herself

替…做臟活兒，為…做爛事兒

例：

Tell her yourself - I'm not going to do your dirty work for you.

你自己去告訴她——我才不會(huì)替你干這種爛事兒。

《神盾局特工》第二季：

相似得表達(dá)：

do the dirty on sb

to behave unfairly towards someone, usually without their knowledge

給…背地里使壞，對(duì)…偷偷使壞

He can't forgive her for doing the dirty on him and having an affair with his best friend.

他無(wú)法原諒她瞞著自己跟他最要好得朋友有染。

give sb a dirty look

to look at someone in a disapproving way

怒視…，瞪…一眼

He gave me a really dirty look.

他惡狠狠地瞪了我一眼。

play dirty

to behave dishonestly, especially by cheating in a game

欺騙，耍貓膩，耍花招

Don likes hockey, but he plays dirty.

德茲喜歡曲棍球但常玩貓膩。

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