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ball-buster

/ˈbɔːlˌbʌs.tər/

翻译: 指被认为对男性咄咄逼人、要求苛刻并使其自信心受挫的人(通常指女性);也指极其艰难、令人精疲力竭的任务或处境。

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noun

/ˈbɔːlˌbʌs.tər/C1formal
  • zh指被认为对男性咄咄逼人、要求苛刻并使其自信心受挫的人(通常指女性);也指极其艰难、令人精疲力竭的任务或处境。

A noun referring to a person, typically a woman, who is perceived as aggressively demanding and undermining of men's confidence, or a task or situation that is extremely demanding and punishing.

  1. A demanding womanC1slangamerican

    A woman who is perceived as aggressive, intimidating, or overly demanding, often in a way that undermines male confidence.

    zh强势霸道的女人

    • He called his boss a ball-buster after she criticized his report.
    • Some people think a strong female leader is a ball-buster, but she's just doing her job.
    • The character in the movie was portrayed as a real ball-buster.

    同义词ball-breakerharridanshrewtermagantvirago

  2. A difficult task or situationC1slangamerican

    A job, task, or situation that is extremely demanding, arduous, and punishing.

    zh苦差事

    • This project is a real ball-buster; we've been working on it for weeks.
    • The final exam was a total ball-buster.
    • Training for the marathon turned out to be a ball-buster.

    同义词beargrindkillernightmareordealstruggletrial

    反义词breezecakewalkcinchdoddlepicnicpushoversnap

词形
  • ball-busters plural form
  • ball-busters' possessive plural form
  • ball-buster's possessive singular form