take/adopt a hard line (on something)• But both sides are taking a hard line.• But the Clinton administration is still taking a hard line.• But when money starts to change hands, they take a harder line.• In 1969 they took a hard line.• But they are taking a hard line in negotiations with the Legislature.• But regulators are taking a harder line these days.• Clinton, in short, did not take a hard line, though he should have.• De Gaulle took a hard line towards the strike.
hard linen
na strict way of dealing with someone or something
The president should abandon his hard line in the region.
a strict way of dealing with someone or something 强硬手段[态度]
The president should abandon his hard line in the region.
总统应该停止在该地区采取的强硬措施。
take/adopt a hard line (on something)
The school takes a very hard line on drugs.
该学校在毒品问题上的态度非常强硬。
Examples from the Corpus
take/adopt a hard line (on something)• But both sides are taking a hard line.• But the Clinton administration is still taking a hard line.• But when money starts to change hands, they take a harder line.• In 1969 they took a hard line.• But they are taking a hard line in negotiations with the Legislature.• But regulators are taking a harder line these days.• Clinton, in short, did not take a hard line, though he should have.• De Gaulle took a hard line towards the strike.