He had sharp, if not brilliant, tongue in his heada gift at times for making crisp and cynical remarks . 他嘴里长了个很锋利的舌头,虽然还说不上雄辩,这是他的一种天赋,有时候能说些切中要害的刻薄话。
Indirect ? communication ? i . e . ? beating ? around ? the ? bush ; 说话绕弯子,不切中主题;
His explanation was brief and to the point 他的解释既简洁又切中问题的要点。
Now , keep your questions short and to the point 现在开始提问,尽量简短,切中要点。
不切中主题: indirect communication i.e. beating around the bush裁切中断: cutting interuption非确切中断: imprecise interruption剪切中心: shear center; shearing center切中肯要: apposite切中时弊: cutting into the present-day evils; criticize the current social evils sharply; cut into the present-day corrupt practices [malpractices]切中要害: hit the mark; strike home; hit the nail on the head 她的批评切中要害。 her criticism struck home切中要害,切题: to the point; tothepoint确切中断: precise interruption切题,中肯,切中要害: to the point百发百中,切中要害: on the button尖刻的,切中要害的: poignant她的批评切中要害: her criticism struck home意思是从一切中解脱开: solut在我所见的一切中隐藏着奇迹: there is wonder in most everything i see切制油沟装置: oil groove attachment切制橡筋线: cut ru er yarn; cut rubber yarn切制螺纹最大孔径: tapping capacity切制螺丝装置: chasing bar切轴: severed axle severed axle切制钉: cut nail