Businesslike

(adj.) exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business .

(adj.) not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal .

整理:薇尔玛

• After outlining the duties of the meter man, Edison says: I should not take too young a man for this, say, a man from twenty-three to thirty years old, bright and businesslike. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• It teaches us to be careful of what we say, and I am sure makes men more brief, more businesslike, and more straightforward. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• It's too long, but omitting the passages I've marked will make it just the right length, he said, in a businesslike tone. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• So that, although she wanted to go out with Loerke for the last time into the snow, she did not want to be serious or businesslike. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.

录入:门罗