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no-nonsense

英 [ˌnəʊ ˈnɒnsns]

美 [ˌnoʊ ˈnɑːnsens]

adj.  简单直接的; 言简意赅的; 不说废话的

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牛津词典

    adj.

    • 简单直接的;言简意赅的;不说废话的
      simple and direct; only paying attention to important and necessary things

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED 讲究实际的;直截了当的;不容胡闹的
        If you describe someone as ano-nonsenseperson, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough.
        1. She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.
          她认为自己是个直截了当、不拖泥带水的现代女性。
      • ADJ-GRADED 简单实用的
        If you describe something as ano-nonsensething, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts.
        1. You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
          你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。

      英英释义

      adj

      • not tolerating irrelevancies
        1. the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent

      双语例句

      • Are our managers no-nonsense aggressive competitors or are they more concerned with driving out inefficiencies?
        我们的管理者是没有废话、积极进取的还是更加关心驱除低效?
      • Her current style seems to suit her, because it's short and no-nonsense.
        希拉里现在的发型似乎很适合她,短发显得干练。
      • Anna comes from a mob family and her hair, sometimes matched with large sunglasses or wide-lapel Armani trench coats, indicates both a degree of class and no-nonsense power.
        安娜来自一个黑帮家庭,她的发型有时搭配大墨镜或阿玛尼大翻领军装式风衣,既能点明她的社会阶层,又有严肃的威慑力。
      • Obviously, that rather challenging and provocative notion is something that lends itself readily to the sort of no-nonsense tone that I'm talking about.
        显然,那个相当挑战相当刺激的概念,很轻易地将自己变成,那种我们所说的直截了当的语气。
      • His brief resignation statement on Thursday night was written in his typical no-nonsense style.
        他周四晚间发表的简短辞职声明,沿袭了他一贯言简意赅的风格。
      • I knew I should thank her, but the memory of her no-nonsense, crisp classroom demeanor still intimidated me.
        我知道我应该去感谢她,但是,对她那种严肃干脆的课堂作风的记忆仍然使我害怕。
      • So you're going to find fewer books presenting themselves as no-nonsense, mass market narrative and more assuming literary pretensions and being packages, however incongruously, as works of art.
        所以你会发现,针对大众市场的叙事读物呈现在读者面前的书会越来越少,而自我标榜有文学价值,哪怕再不协调也要把自己包装成艺术作品的书会越来越多。
      • His many fans certainly do; they appreciate his no-nonsense approach to racing and his refusal to complain or make excuses.
        他的众多粉丝当然能做到&他们欣赏他对待赛车不无所谓的方式和他拒绝抱怨和借口的做法。
      • It must be kind of a relief to get this sort of no-nonsense attitude toward these issues after all the tacking and veering that we're likely to have experienced in earlier writers.
        在经历了,其它作家的,所有这些绕来绕去之后,能有这种直截了当的态度是一种安慰。
      • But in future it will mean much more than personal honesty and candour ( which were always valued). It will also mean a zealous, no-nonsense approach to compliance with near-zero tolerance for misconduct.
        但未来这不仅意味着个人的诚信和正直(这一直以来都受到重视),同时也意味着积极、严肃地遵循对不当行为的零容忍立场。