hard-hitting

1. ADJ If you describe a report or speech as hard-hitting, you like the way it talks about difficult or serious matters in a bold and direct way. (报告、演讲等)一针见血的[journalism] [usu ADJ n]

In a hard-hitting speech to the IMF, he urged Third World countries to undertake sweeping reforms. 在向国际货币基金组织所作的一次一针见血的演讲中，他敦促第三世界国家进行全面改革。