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hardball

/hahrd-bawl/US // ˈhɑrdˌbɔl //UK // (ˈhɑːdbɔːl) //

硬球,硬蛋,硬仗,硬球运动

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : baseball, as distinguished from softball.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 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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