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ˌno-holds-ˈbarredadjectiveadj [only before noun]
a no-holds-barred discussion, situation etc is one in which there are no rules or limits 〔讨论、情况等〕不受任何限制的
Viewers had been promised a no-holds-barred interview with the former mayor.
电视观众得到保证将会看到一次与前市长无所不谈的访问。
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no holds barred• There are no holds barred when it comes to making a profit.• He told me he was going to shoot the whole works, no holds barred.
no holds barredn
nLIMITwhen there are no rules or limits on what you are allowed to do
It seems there are no holds barred when it comes to making a profit.
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no-holds-barred• Everyone puts on an identity-erasing disguise and leaps uninhibitedly into no-holds-barred, orgiastic delight.• And this was one of the no-holds-barred variety.