英汉词典  旅游景点  旅游指南  美食特产购物  历史文化

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 take a hard line
释义
Idiom
take a hard line (with someone)
Theme: DOMINATION
to be firm with someone; to have a firm policy for dealing with someone.
The manager takes a hard line with people who show up late.This is a serious matter. The police are likely to take a hard line.
idiomtake a hard line(also take a tough, firm, strict etc line)to be determined to make people behave in the way that you want and unwilling to change your opinions at alloften used in business and politics:Since taking office 18 months ago, Carter has taken a hard line in contract negotiations with teachers.Trade relations between the two countries will not improve until the US takes a firmer line over the imbalance between imports and exports.hard-line: The hard-line Communist government denied it was working on nuclear warheads but refused to allow international inspections.opposite take a soft line: So far police have been taking a soft line on the demonstrations. "We're going to do everything we can to help, as long as things stay peaceful," said the Chief of Police.

take a hard line

1. To have or assume a very strict, inflexible, and unequivocal view or position (on or about something). I wouldn't come in late, if I were you—I hear the boss takes a hard line on the attendance policy. The film takes a hard line about the role of the government in this issue.
2. To deal (with someone) in a very strict or stringent manner. You've got to start taking a hard line with your kids, or they're going to walk all over you for the rest of your life. The principal takes a very hard line with students who vandalize school property.

take a hard line (with someone)

Fig. to be firm with someone; to have a firm policy for dealing with someone. The manager takes a hard line with people who show up late. This is a serious matter. The police are likely to take a hard line.
随便看

 

青年旅行网英语在线翻译词典收录了440382条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 Qntrip.com All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/12/22 14:58:30