hardball
英 ['hɑːdbɔːl]
美['hɑrd'bɔl]
- n. 硬式棒球（等于baseball）；（为达到某种目的而采取的）强硬手段；刀剑搏杀
英文词源
- hardball (n.)
- 1883 as the name of a game, from hard (adj.) + ball (n.1). The figurative sense of "tough, uncompromising behavior" is from 1973.
双语例句
- 1. I want us to play hardball on this issue.
- 我希望我们在这个问题上不手软。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. She is playing hardball in a world dominated by men 20 years her senior.
- 她在一个由比自己大20岁的男人们主宰的世界里作风强硬。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Another problem is that banks are playing hardball with smaller companies.
- 另外一个问题是目前银行对小企业态度强硬.
来自互联网
- 4. It looks like our competitors want to play hardball.
- 看来,我们的竞争对手想采取强硬的手段.
来自互联网
- 5. Dukakis has a history of enduring, even excelling at, hardball campaigns.
- 杜卡基斯一向能承受, 甚至擅长选举硬仗.
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