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

• 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。
• 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 no-nonsense tones of a stern parent; plain, no-nonsense meals at a diner.
  用餐者在一顿重要的宴会中使用的盘子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。