单词 | hardball |
释义 | hardball[ hahrd-bawl ] / ˈhɑrdˌbɔl / nounbaseball, as distinguished from softball. adjectivetough or ruthless: He wasn't ready for the hardball politics of Washington. outspoken, challenging, or difficult: Reporters asked the president some hardball questions. Idioms for hardballplay hardball, to act or work aggressively, competitively, or ruthlessly, as in business or politics. Origin of hardballFirst recorded in 1825–35; hard + ball1 Words nearby hardballhard as nails, hard-ass, hard-asset, hardback, hardbake, hardball, hard bargain, hard-bill, hard-bitten, hardboard, hardbody Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hardballBritish Dictionary definitions for hardballhardball / (ˈhɑːdbɔːl) / nounUS and Canadian baseball as distinct from softball play hardball informal, mainly US and Canadian to act in a ruthless or uncompromising way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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