call a spade a spade

单词call a spade a spade

基本解释

na.: 直言不讳；是什么说什么
网络: 实话实说；据实而言；有话直说

英汉解释

• 直言不讳

同义词

v.speak plainlyspeak your mindlay it on the line

反义词

v.prevaricate

例句

• What I appreciate most about him is that he is not afraid to call a spade a spade in any situation.

  我最欣赏他的一点是他在任何情况下都直言不讳。

• This reluctance to call a spade a spade reflects an inability to reckon with changes the US and Europe have to make to avoid a repeat.

  西方领导人在这一点上不愿实事求是，这反映出，他们不可能认真思考美欧为避免危机重演而不得不进行的改革。

• Now on the market it is difficult to see a muddy radish, lotus root, vendors call a spade a spade: " too dirty dishes no one wants. "

  现在的市场上很难看到带泥的萝卜、藕了，商贩们直言不讳：“太脏的菜没人稀罕。”

• We are taught to call a spade a spade, but we find many adults just don"t do that.

  人们老是教我们说真话，可我们发现很多成年人却并非如此。

• Morgan Stanley has worked as an investment banker, Jonathan"s commendable call a spade a spade.

  作为曾经就职于摩根士丹利的投资银行家，乔纳森的直言不讳难能可贵。

• We imagine the aggressive , call- a- spade-a- spade, table-pounding hero whose simple, brutal use of words leaves nothing at all .

  我们想象一个敢作敢为，直言不讳的拍桌子英雄，他的简单、蛮横的用词丝毫未留下任何含糊不清的事。

• "Let"s just call a spade a spade, " Mr. Gates said. "A no-fly zone begins with an attack on Libya. "

  盖茨说，实话实说，设置禁飞区首先得对利比亚进行打击。

• You could call a spade a spade here.

  在这里你可以有话直说。

• No pains, no gains. Call a spade a spade. A penny saved is a penny gained.

  不劳无获.实事求是.省一文得一文。

• He is not a yes-man. He is a man who can call a spade a spade.

  他不是一个唯唯诺诺的人，他是一个直言不讳的人。