hardball的意思

hardball

英式音标['hɑrd'bɔl]
美式英标['hɑːdbɔːl]

基本解释

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.

实用例句

1. I want us to play hardball on this issue.: 我希望我们在这个问题上不手软。

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。

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.

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.

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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