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单词 get-tough
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Definition of get-tough in US English:

get-tough

adjectiveˈɡetˌtəfˈɡɛtˌtəfˈɡɛtˌtəf
informal
  • Designating an approach or attitude characterized by assertiveness, firmness, or aggressiveness.

    the administration is implementing get-tough changes in the juvenile system
    a new get-tough policy on parking offences
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Under the get-tough approach, the police recommend that the court considers taking a kerb-crawler's licence off him as part of the sentence.
    • The Feds sent a high-visibility signal this week on a new get-tough approach to business fraud.
    • Last year, as part of Nicaragua's new get-tough policy, the government enacted a sweeping set of prohibitions on the sale of endangered or threatened animals.
    • People like the get-tough hard line on smokers.
    • This get-tough attitude seems to have worked with some of the owners - four of them have responded, restoring the façades of their buildings.
    • Headteachers are allowed to impose £50 fines to the worst offenders as part of the government's new get-tough approach.
    • The get-tough policy appeared to be in tatters after the committee's decisions.
    • Which brings us back to the first question: Why the get-tough approach?
    • The president is asking for bipartisan support on these get-tough measures.
    • And police across Greater Manchester today signalled a new, get-tough approach towards mobile-using drivers as part of a national attack on what has become one of the biggest menaces on the roads.
    • The government has introduced a new get-tough approach for parents who fail to get their children to school.
    • The memo was widely reported to have set out a new get-tough policy.
    • North Yorkshire Police is running a get-tough policy against speeding bikers after 28 died and 180 were injured in the county last year.
    • The report comes after many years of get-tough policies.
    • They were utterly uninterested in whether their get-tough measures reduced alcohol problems.
    • Another indication of a get-tough policy was that two drivers also had their driving licences endorsed, which is unusual for this type of offence.
    • The authority adopted a get-tough attitude on Thursday last when it supplied the media with a list of food businesses that are served with closure orders, prohibition orders, and improvement orders.
    • The Government's proposals combine a get-tough approach on dealers with better treatment for addicts.
    • In the book, he argues too many resources are spent on expensive get-tough policies which don't work, like zero tolerance policing, and building more jails.
    • Repeatedly, she stressed her get-tough stance on trade: ‘We have to have fair trade agreements.’

Definition of get-tough in US English:

get-tough

adjectiveˈɡetˌtəfˈɡɛtˌtəf
informal
  • Designating an approach or attitude characterized by assertiveness, firmness, or aggressiveness.

    the administration is implementing get-tough changes in the juvenile system
    a new get-tough policy on parking offences
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Last year, as part of Nicaragua's new get-tough policy, the government enacted a sweeping set of prohibitions on the sale of endangered or threatened animals.
    • North Yorkshire Police is running a get-tough policy against speeding bikers after 28 died and 180 were injured in the county last year.
    • People like the get-tough hard line on smokers.
    • The president is asking for bipartisan support on these get-tough measures.
    • Under the get-tough approach, the police recommend that the court considers taking a kerb-crawler's licence off him as part of the sentence.
    • And police across Greater Manchester today signalled a new, get-tough approach towards mobile-using drivers as part of a national attack on what has become one of the biggest menaces on the roads.
    • The government has introduced a new get-tough approach for parents who fail to get their children to school.
    • The authority adopted a get-tough attitude on Thursday last when it supplied the media with a list of food businesses that are served with closure orders, prohibition orders, and improvement orders.
    • The report comes after many years of get-tough policies.
    • The Feds sent a high-visibility signal this week on a new get-tough approach to business fraud.
    • The Government's proposals combine a get-tough approach on dealers with better treatment for addicts.
    • Which brings us back to the first question: Why the get-tough approach?
    • The memo was widely reported to have set out a new get-tough policy.
    • In the book, he argues too many resources are spent on expensive get-tough policies which don't work, like zero tolerance policing, and building more jails.
    • This get-tough attitude seems to have worked with some of the owners - four of them have responded, restoring the façades of their buildings.
    • They were utterly uninterested in whether their get-tough measures reduced alcohol problems.
    • Headteachers are allowed to impose £50 fines to the worst offenders as part of the government's new get-tough approach.
    • Repeatedly, she stressed her get-tough stance on trade: ‘We have to have fair trade agreements.’
    • The get-tough policy appeared to be in tatters after the committee's decisions.
    • Another indication of a get-tough policy was that two drivers also had their driving licences endorsed, which is unusual for this type of offence.
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