| 释义 |
brass tacks
[复]〈口〉基本事实，事实的真相；实质性细节
the habit of searching for brass tacks 探究事实真相的习惯
phr. get (或 come) down to brass tacks 讨论实质性问题 get down to brass tacks on cross-frontier co-operation 讨论越界合作的实质性问题 When we come down to brass tacks he hasn't enough backbone. 我们讨论到实质问题时，他就不那么坚毅了。 |