hardball.
/hahrd-bawl/US // ˈhɑrdˌbɔl //UK // (ˈhɑːdbɔːl) //
硬球,硬蛋,硬仗,硬球运动
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
- ›baseball, as distinguished from softball.
adj.adjective · 形容词
- 1.
- ›tough or ruthless: He wasn't ready for the hardball politics of Washington.
- ›outspoken, challenging, or difficult: Reporters asked the president some hardball questions.
Examples
Last week on Hardball, Kathleen Parker said he is definitely running.
Scott Simkus bemusingly explores it all in Outsider Baseball: The Weird World of Hardball on the Fringe, 1876—1950.
In any case, the healthy sampling below confirms the narrative-friendly qualities of hardball.
Will the Democrats engage in an aggressive, hardball type strategy?
Transfixingly candid and gamely stepping up to the plate for a round of hardball, Lohan seemed to be answering yes.
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