hardball

• 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.

双语例句

1. I want us to play hardball on this issue.

我希望我们在这个问题上不手软。

来自《权威词典》

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

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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.

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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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