| 单词 | lean and mean |
| 释义 | lean and mean adjective (alsolean-and-mean)ukususing only what isnecessary, anddeterminedtoworkeffectivelyinordertocompetesuccessfully: Companies that havesurvivedthecrisisare going to beleanandmean. Thecompanyisdrivenbytechnologicaladvancesand a lean-and-meanmentality. Examplesoflean and meanlean and mean It is simply not true that the agenda of business is all about cutting taxes and beingleanandmeanin the public sector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was more expecting, and hoping for, the "leanandmeanauthority" that at one time seemed in prospect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The commitment was for aleanandmeanauthority to deal with the strategic needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A staff of 22 is prettyleanandmean. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have to ensure that the venture capital trusts are sufficientlyleanandmeanto afford small investments as well as large ones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is nonsense to abolish the tier in which bureaucracy has been slimmed down—the tier that has been madeleanandmean—and preserve organisations in which bureaucracy continues to flourish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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