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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• Does this suggest a slap-dash approach to personal hygiene in the more mature, a no-nonsense efficient approach, or a deep seated eco-consciousness and concern about water conservation?
  这是否意味着更为“资深成熟”的人对个人卫生较为草率，或是较为直截高效，亦或是出于一种根深蒂固的生态意识及对水资源保护的深切关注？