call a spade a spade

call a spade a spade

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• 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

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英汉解释

na.	1. 直言不讳,有啥说啥 2. 是什么说什么,直言

英英解释

na.	1. to say very directly what you think about someone or something even if this is rude

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。

Why don't you call a spade a spade? He's a rude, uncaring, selfish man!

你怎么不实话实说呢？他是一个粗鲁，不懂得关心别人、自私的家伙。

Let us call a spade a spade: this is central bank finance of the state.

让我们实话实说吧：这是一种政府通过央行获取资金的体系。

I'd better call a spade a spade, I'm not interested in your design.

直言不讳地说，我对你的设计不感兴趣。

But today, teachers have to call a spade a spade: We are the campus of less than U. S. , there are "ugly" things.

可是今天，老师要实话实说：我们的校园里还有美中的不足，还存在着“丑”的东西。

I think everyone should call a spade a spade.

我认为每个人都应该有话直说。

Let's call a spade a spade. The man is a liar.

我们直说了吧，这个男人是个骗子。

I like to live here because people here call a spade a spade.

我喜欢住在这儿，因为这儿的人有什么说什么