single-minded

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsingle-mindedˌsingle-ˈminded adjective DETERMINEDsomeone who is single-minded has one clear aim and works very hard to achieve it a tough, single-minded lady He worked with single-minded determination.► see thesaurus at determined —single-mindedly adverb —single-mindedness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussingle-minded• During a war, a leader must be single-minded and, if necessary, ruthless.• Her single-minded commitment to the job meant that she had little time left for her family.• But these were not men who could afford such single-minded commitment.• Instead, it goaded John Major to an even more single-minded determination to push the Treaty through Parliament.• Yet he had pursued her with a single-minded intent that was unnerving.• She's a tough, single-minded lady who hasn't achieved her present position without treading on more than a few toes.• The single-minded mission of commercial television today is to produce audiences for sale to advertisers of consumer goods and services.• Doubled-breasted suits and the single-minded pursuit of power are not yet quite enough.• a single-minded pursuit of success• Many athletes withdraw from the world in their single-minded pursuit of their sport.• I decided on the spot that I would just have to step out of my self-assigned role as single-minded student.• Women aren't encouraged to be as confident in themselves or as single-minded the way men are.

单词	single-minded
释义	single-minded From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsingle-mindedˌsingle-ˈminded adjective DETERMINEDsomeone who is single-minded has one clear aim and works very hard to achieve it a tough, single-minded lady He worked with single-minded determination.► see thesaurus at determined —single-mindedly adverb —single-mindedness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussingle-minded• During a war, a leader must be single-minded and, if necessary, ruthless.• Her single-minded commitment to the job meant that she had little time left for her family.• But these were not men who could afford such single-minded commitment.• Instead, it goaded John Major to an even more single-minded determination to push the Treaty through Parliament.• Yet he had pursued her with a single-minded intent that was unnerving.• She's a tough, single-minded lady who hasn't achieved her present position without treading on more than a few toes.• The single-minded mission of commercial television today is to produce audiences for sale to advertisers of consumer goods and services.• Doubled-breasted suits and the single-minded pursuit of power are not yet quite enough.• a single-minded pursuit of success• Many athletes withdraw from the world in their single-minded pursuit of their sport.• I decided on the spot that I would just have to step out of my self-assigned role as single-minded student.• Women aren't encouraged to be as confident in themselves or as single-minded the way men are.
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