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 outspoken [,aut'spәukәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 直言无讳的, 坦率的, 坦白无隐的



    outspoken
    [ adj ]
    1. given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

      2. <adj.all>
      outspoken in their opposition to segregation
      a vocal assembly
    2. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

      3. <adj.all>
      blunt talking and straight shooting
      a blunt New England farmer
      I gave them my candid opinion
      forthright criticism
      a forthright approach to the problem
      tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank
      it is possible to be outspoken without being rude
      plainspoken and to the point
      a point-blank accusation


    Outspoken \Out*spo"ken\, a.
    Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, candidly, or boldly; as,
    an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke. -- {Out*spo"ken*ness},
    n.

    1. Soviet journalists threatened a strike and a group of legislators on Tuesday accused President Mikhail S. Gorbachev of using "pressure tactics" in his rebuke of some prominent, outspoken editors.
    2. Galan, the leading presidential candidate, was an outspoken foe of the drug traders.
    3. The confirmation battles culminated in the Democrat-controlled Senate's rejection 1987 of Robert Bork, an outspoken conservative, for a seat on the Supreme Court.
    4. Quayle was an outspoken opponent of legislation to ban the use of lie detectors in the workplace, and he complained when the White House dropped its opposition last March that it had "caved like a house of cards."
    5. Looking fit and tan from tennis, jogging and a vacation in the Caucasus Mountains, the 58-year-old Yeltsin was as outspoken as ever in a recent interview.
    6. "I don't think lack of candor has been my problem," the outspoken Bennett told the hearing, drawing laughter from the audience.
    7. The CEO of a giant electronics company, renowned for his outspoken impatience, became annoyed at a marketing presentation.
    8. "Roseanne" creator Matt Williams left the show in January 1989 over "creative differences" with the outspoken star.
    9. The key figure in the economic revolution brewing in this city of 9 million is Gavriil Popov, an outspoken economist and lawmaker whom the council was expected to elect mayor today.
    10. A high-ranking official of the ruling party has threatened to strip an outspoken Anglican bishop of his freedom to worship, but other clergmen have vowed to defy any infringement on their religious rights.
    11. The cautious, 51-year-old Engholm, dubbed "the beautiful Bjoern" for his dapper dressing, is a study in contrast with the harsh, outspoken Lafontaine.
    12. Gorbachev told the meeting that Afanasyev, the rector of Moscow Historical Archives Institute and an outspoken member of the Soviet Congress, should be thrown out of the Communist Party, the reporters said.
    13. "It's going to seriously hurt our economy as far as tourism, sport and commercial fishing industry goes," said resident Jack Lee, one of the project's most outspoken critics.
    14. Mortier is less outspoken, more prepared to let his programme do the talking.
    15. There has been strong pro-Iraqi sentiment in Jordan, and King Hussein has been an outspoken advocate of a negotiated settlement to the gulf conflict.
    16. The most recent journalist homicide was the shooting April 20 in this northwestern border city of Hector Felix Miranda, columnist and co-director of the outspoken weekly Zeta, who often wrote about politics.
    17. Another key vacancy looms in Chrysler Corp.'s dwindling executive ranks after Bennett Bidwell, the outspoken head of car- and truck-making operations, said he will step down at the end of the year.
    18. Within three more strokes were five others, including ex-champs Seve Ballesteros (1980 and '83), Craig Stadler ('82), Bernhard Langer ('85) and the outspoken Zoeller.
    19. Though she never ran a small business herself, she promised to be an outspoken advocate for people who do.
    20. Since 1985, when Mr. Meese appointed him chairman of the much-publicized Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, Mr. Hudson's outspoken conservative views on social issues have been the focus of public attention.
    21. After the report was released, Jim Billington, an outspoken new FCA board member, told reporters that the need over the next three years could be as high as $4.5 billion.
    22. On June 9, Kempton Makamure, a university professor and an outspoken Marxist idealogue, was detained by police for questioning after criticizing the code on state radio as a violation of socialist principles.
    23. Some Soviet observers interpreted his criticism one week ago of the editors who are the most outspoken practitioners of glasnost as a way of softening the blow of Afanasyev's removal for party conservatives.
    24. Clearly, the catalyst was the outspoken Mr. Harper, who likes to say that "conflict is a good thing."
    25. Since his failed presidential campaign in 1988, Mr. Dole has been increasingly outspoken in challenging the pro-Israel lobby, and his stance mirrors the growing strain between the administration and Israel.
    26. I also have a mandate to be outspoken. That's the way I am. I want to enjoy myself here.
    27. It also would provide a larger platform for Della Femina's outspoken, flamboyant chairman, Jerry Della Femina.
    28. The conservative Mack, grandson and namesake of the legendary Philadelphia A's baseball manager, turned back a challenge from former outspoken federal prosecutor Robert Merkle in Tuesday's voting.
    29. I am encouraged to be more outspoken in the future.
    30. Each week on a New York radio show, she serves as the liberal counterweight to Mobil Corp.'s outspoken public relations man, Herbert Schmertz.
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