hardball
['hɑ:dbɔ:l]
n. 硬棒球

1. Dukakis has a history of enduring, even excelling at, hardball campaigns. This one follows a classic pattern: Be positive long enough for voters to get to know you. Then go for the gut.
   杜卡斯受，甚至擅选举硬仗。选战遵典：，恒，先熟识。击。
2. "The President showed he can play hardball with the hardnosed hard-liners, "….
   "总统：意死硬派硬，"……

hardball
[ noun ]

1. a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics

<noun.cognition>
they play hardball in the Senate

2. baseball as distinguished from softball

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