汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 大刀阔斧
大刀阔斧 (大刀闊斧)
bold and decisive
Originally refers to the use of a broad knife and axe to kill the enemy / Later metaphor is decisive and courageous
刀、斧为古代两种兵器。原形容军队行动势头猛大刀阔斧,杀将过来◇多比喻办事果断有魄力或行动的声势规模较大大刀阔斧,进行改革。
dà/dài dāo () kuò
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

话虽如此,南宫霖却是弯腰下去抱起酒儿,然后就大刀阔斧往回走。

Words nevertheless such, the south temple Lin is to stoop from the waist next start to embrace wine son, then long-handled knife Kuo ax to return to walk.

我认为现在开始改变也为时不晚,但是我们得大刀阔斧,立即采取行动。

I don't believe it's too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible.

大刀阔斧的削减,不只去掉赘肉,也伤到了筋骨——银行业找钱的那些部门。

Swingeing cuts tend to slice into muscle as well as fat, hurting the bits of the bank that can make money.

但接受自己的身体,难道不比大刀阔斧拿着刀子进行改造来得更好吗?

But isn't it better to make peace with your own body rather than voluntarily go under a knife?

而且只有在那之后,才能大刀阔斧地砍掉一些看似有价值,但是没有经费来源希望的项目。

And only after that would the axe fall on some programmes which might be "hugely worthwhile", but which could not be funded as hoped.

他个人遭遇的不公平疗程、医疗疏失、研发迟缓,都使他坚信医疗产业实在应该大刀阔斧地改善。

His experience with uneven care, medical errors and slow innovation has convinced him that the health industry needs to do much better.