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hard-hitting

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌhard-ˈhitting adjective  CRITICIZEcriticizing someone or something in a strong and effective way 〔批评〕一针见血的,直言不讳的 a hard-hitting report 直言不讳的报道
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hard-hittingRespect for Animals, a recently formed pressure group, has chosen a hard-hitting anti-fur campaign as its first move.Novotna really made Seles fight in a hard-hitting battle that surely set a new decibel record!Firm judgments of the cases he has investigated have often been accompanied by hard-hitting comments about the problems his office has encountered.Strong words and clear rulings from a hard-hitting legal eagle.But the marketing campaign conflicts directly with the government's latest hard-hitting message for drink-drivers.The practical and hard-hitting report was summarised as a special supplement in Building magazine.a hard-hitting TV documentary
ˌhard-ˈhitting adjectiveChineseSyllable
strong or criticizing someone effective way a Corpus in something and


hard-hitting
ˌhard-ˈhitting adjective
criticizing someone or something in a strong and effective way:
    a hard-hitting report


hard-hittingBrE /ˌhɑːd ˈhɪtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɑːrd ˈhɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivenot afraid to talk about or criticize sb/sth in an honest and very direct way 直言不讳的;单刀直入的a hard-hitting speech直言不讳的讲话