Since its failure, lenders have adopted a gimlet-eyed approach to everyone, making it hard for key companies to perform basic transactions, and thereby exacerbating the market panic.

雷曼倒下之后，贷款者对一切都小心谨慎，使得一些关键的公司无法进行基本交易，这加剧了市场恐慌。

Studies show that hospital doctors resist washing their hands, and gimlet-eyed researchers report that only about 15 percent of people in public restrooms wash their hands properly.

研究表明，医院中的医生抵制洗手。眼光敏锐的研究人员报道说，在公共休息室，只有15%的人们正常地洗手。

Have you read the whole book? "she asks, gimlet -eyed."

“整本书你都读完了吗？”她目光敏锐地问道。