hardball (n.)1883 as the name of a game, from hard (adj.) + ball (n.1). The figurative sense of "tough, uncompromising behavior" is from 1973.
hard·ball/ˈhɑːdbɔːl; NAmEˈhɑːrdbɔːl/noun( NAmE) 1the game of baseball(when contrasted with softball) 棒球运动(与垒球运动相对)2used to refer to a way of behaving, especially in politics, that shows that a person is determined to get what they want 果敢,果决(尤指政治手段)◆I want us to play hardballon this issue. 我希望我们在这个问题上不手软。◆hardball politics强硬政治hardballhardballshardballedhardballinghard·ball/ˈhɑːdbɔːl; NAmEˈhɑːrdbɔːl/
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