hardball
英 ['hɑːdbɔːl]
美 ['hɑrd'bɔl]
- n. 硬式棒球（等於baseball）；（為達到某種目的而采取的）強硬手段；刀劍搏殺
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I want us to play hardball on this issue.
- 我希望我們在這個問題上不手軟。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. She is playing hardball in a world dominated by men 20 years her senior.
- 她在一個由比自己大20歲的男人們主宰的世界裏作風強硬。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Another problem is that banks are playing hardball with smaller companies.
- 另外一個問題是目前銀行對小企業態度強硬.
來自互聯網
- 4. It looks like our competitors want to play hardball.
- 看來,我們的競爭對手想采取強硬的手段.
來自互聯網
- 5. Dukakis has a history of enduring, even excelling at, hardball campaigns.
- 杜卡基斯一向能承受, 甚至擅長選舉硬仗.
來自互聯網