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.- 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。
- She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.
- 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.- You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
- You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
英英释义
adj
- not tolerating irrelevancies
- the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent
双语例句
- 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。 - You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。 - 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。 - A black sweater and thin brown belt make this girl's sunny yellow dress seem no-nonsense.
黑色汗衫和轻薄的棕色腰带使这个女孩的黄色礼服似乎没有意义。 - He sees himself as a no-nonsense entrepreneur with a loathing of corporate blather.
他称自己是一名严肃的企业家,不喜欢在公司里胡扯。 - The no-nonsense Skinner, who spent 41 years with the company, is an operations guru with a penchant for always putting the customer first.
高效干练的斯金纳(他已在麦当劳公司供职41年之久)是一位坚决奉行顾客至上原则的经营大师。 - A strong, straight line that goes all the way across the hand indicates a logical, no-nonsense thinker.
一条又粗又直的智慧线横跨手掌表示这个人是个条理分明,很直接的思想家。 - 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。 - The police have reacted with characteristic gusto to Mr Gayoom's call for a "no-nonsense" approach to extremism.
加尧姆先生要求用一种“严肃”的方法对待极端主义,警方已经按照他们一贯的风格作出响应。 - Now picture France's no-nonsense President Nicolas Sarkozy as that official zipping around before diplomatic VIPs.
而此刻那位在外交贵宾前飞奔的官员就是法国现任总统尼古拉斯。萨科奇。