wet work

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A covert assassination performed by government operatives. euphemistic,uncountable
    — Joe: Victoria was the best wet work operator the Agency ever had. Woman 1: What does that mean? Victoria: I killed people, dearie.
  2. Work within a gang or organization that involves killing or attacking people, for assassination or intimidation. broadly,uncountable
    — He had also done a lot of Louis Deems' wet work, especially when it came to intimidating juries.
  3. Cleaning tasks that involve scrubbing with cleansers. uncountable
    — Most of the time I clean with A.J. or another coworker, who vacuums while I do the wet work—bathrooms and kitchens.

词形变化

wetwork alternative

词源

Calque of Russian мо́крое де́ло (mókroje délo).
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