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

• The exec would soon prove himself an invaluable and no-nonsense leader within the confines of Cupertino, trimming excess fat, closing down factories, reducing inventory levels and pumping up margins.
  他透过精简过度的浪费、关闭厂房并减少库存量以增加利润，证实他具有领导该公司的价值与实力。
• Let's have a clear no-nonsense agreement to start work as soon as possible.
  让我们达成切实可行的协议以尽快开始工作。
• 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。
• Jim Callaghan lost a vote of confidence on 28 March 1979. Mrs Thatcher's no-nonsense views struck a chord with many voters and the Conservatives won the ensuing general election.
  1979年3月28日，詹姆斯•卡拉汉因一票之差未通过不信任动议。而撒切尔夫人的实用论引起了很多投票者的共鸣，保守党最终赢得了接下来的大选。
• You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
  你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
• 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。
• Harford was a no-nonsense centre-forward, reckoned to be one of the toughest players of his day, and there was speculation at the time that the Reds tried to bring him to Manchester from Derby County.
  Harford是典型的中锋，是当时最重口味的球员之一。当时有人猜想曼联打算把他从德比郡签过来。
• That partly reflected a hardy, frugal, no-nonsense attitude in this particular charity; but it was taken for granted then that charity was essentially about rich westerners providing benefits to poor people.
  这种期待一部分反映了那家慈善团体特有的吃苦耐劳、节俭和直截了当的工作态度。不过，当时人们认为理所当然的看法是，慈善本质上就是富裕的西方人给穷人提供福利。
• 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。
• 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。