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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
  你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• A strong, straight line that goes all the way across the hand indicates a logical, no-nonsense thinker.
  一条又粗又直的智慧线横跨手掌表示这个人是个条理分明，很直接的思想家。
• 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。