hardball

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英语专业八级英语专业四级

hardball 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 硬式棒球（等于baseball）；（为达到某种目的而采取的）强硬手段；[俚]刀剑搏杀

英文释义

n. a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics

n. baseball as distinguished from softball

hardball 的真实例句

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A master of hardball negotiation might be a rational man, but he is unreasonable if he refuses to recognize the needs and perspectives of others when negotiating.

—— In Defense of the Moderate

And while piracy isn’t likely going to end any time soon, it’s really starting to look like the studios are ready to start playing hardball when it comes to protecting their intellectual property.

—— The person who allegedly leaked Paramount’s new Avatar movie has been arrested

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