no-nonsense
no-nonsense 英 [ˈnəuˈnɔnsəns] 美 [noˈnɑnˌsɛns, -səns]
adj. 严肃的；实际的
名词复数:no-nonsenses
- Someone who's no-nonsense is very efficient and businesslike. If you're extremely practical and don't see the point of wasting time, you're no-nonsense.
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- adj. 严肃的；实际的
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1. It’s the difference between what my father describes as “finicky” Flynn sleep – Flynn is my mother’s maiden name – and solid, no-nonsense Morrisroe sleep.
这就是爸爸称之为“爱挑剔的”弗林睡眠——弗林是妈妈未出嫁前的姓，和完全严肃的莫里斯睡眠的区别。
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2. A no-nonsense attendant in rainboots took us past rows of barking dogs, many big and scary, at least to me.
一个穿着雨鞋的严肃的工作人员带着我们穿过了几行正在狂叫的，在我看来有些大，有些恐怖的狗。
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3. She seems kind and no-nonsense, so this is as cruelly unexpected as a punch in the solar plexus: she's telling me I'm not doing my job properly.
她看起来很和蔼，而且很严肃，所以，当她对我说我没有做好我份内的事情时，这让我根本意想不到，就像被在心口猛然一击。
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