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

• 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。
• 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。
• The app is clean and professional with few frills, and I liked its no-nonsense style.
  这款应用干净且专业，没有多余的虚饰，我喜欢它不讲废话的风格。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I knew I should thank her, but the memory of her no-nonsense, crisp classroom demeanor still intimidated me.
  我知道我应该去感谢她，但是，对她那种严肃干脆的课堂作风的记忆仍然使我害怕。
• His brief resignation statement on Thursday night was written in his typical no-nonsense style.
  他周四晚间发表的简短辞职声明，沿袭了他一贯言简意赅的风格。