"play the heavy" in Chinese (Simplified)

扮演坏人扮黑脸

Definition

在某种情境中扮演严厉、有时让人不喜欢的“坏人”角色，通常指执行规定或做出不受欢迎的决定。

多用于非正式场合，指执行不讨喜的职责（如为大家定界限或惩罚），并不是真的演戏。经常说明是被迫的或为他人着想。可用于家庭、职场、电影等场合。

Sometimes a parent has to play the heavy to teach children a lesson.

有时父母不得不**扮演坏人**来给孩子一个教训。

My boss asked me to play the heavy and fire the employee.

老板让我**扮演坏人**，开除那名员工。

No one wanted to play the heavy at the meeting.

没人愿意在会议上**扮黑脸**。

I hate having to play the heavy, but someone has to say no.

我讨厌必须**扮演坏人**，但总得有人说不。

She offered to play the heavy so her partner wouldn't look bad in front of the group.

她主动**扮黑脸**，以免她的伴侣在大家面前不体面。

I was tired of always having to play the heavy at work, so I let someone else handle the bad news.

我厌倦了在工作中总是**扮演坏人**，所以这次让别人来传达坏消息。