no-nonsense
adj. 讲究实际的; 直截了当的; 不容胡闹的; 简单实用的
If you describe someone as a no-nonsense person, you approve of the fact that they are efficient, direct, and quite tough.
She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.
她认为自己是个直截了当、不拖泥带水的现代女性。
If you describe something as a no-nonsense thing, you approve of the fact that it is plain and does not have unnecessary parts.
You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
1. not tolerating irrelevancies;
She saw herself as a direct, no-nonsense modern woman.
她认为自己是个直截了当、不拖泥带水的现代女性。
You'll need no-nonsense boots for the jungle.
你需要一双实用的靴子穿越丛林。
She had been so simply taught that there was no nonsense in her head.
她受的教育极单纯,脑子里毫无邪念.
He was a very much " no nonsense " man.
他为人准则是 “ 杜绝蠢事 ”.
Sister circles are primarily about no nonsense.
姐妹圈的主旨是“做实事”.