hard-bitten
英 ['hɑ:d'bitən]
美
- adj. 顽强的；不屈服的
英英释义
- 1. tough and callous by virtue of experience
实用场景例句
- He's a hard - bitten old soldier.
- 他是位坚强的老兵.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was a hard - bitten, good - tempered, intelligent fellow.
- 他的棱角已经磨手, 成为聪明坚忍 、 脾气很好的人了.
辞典例句
双语例句
- 1. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
- 当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。
来自
- 2. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
- 事业要成功，才能、勤奋和顽强的意志都至关重要。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The federal government hiked the tax on hard liquor.
- 联邦政府提高了烈性酒的税率。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. People are having to think hard about their holiday plans.
- 人们现在得仔细地琢磨自己的度假计划。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.
- 很多父母觉得要孩子循规蹈矩是件很难的事情。
来自柯林斯例句
英文词源
- hard-bitten (adj.)
- "tough, tough in a fight," literally "given to hard biting," 1715, originally of hunting dogs, from hard (adv.) + bitten, with the past participle used actively (as in free-spoken).