hard-boiled
英['hɑ:d'b?ild]
美
- adj. 煮過熟了的；不動感情的
英文詞源
- hard-boiled (adj.)
- also hardboiled, 1723 in reference to eggs, "cooked so long as to be solid," from hard (adj.) + boiled. In transferred sense "severe, tough," from 1886.
雙語例句
- 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.
- 當生活很艱難，你想要放棄的時候，請記住，生活充滿了起起落落，如果沒有低谷，那站在高處也失去了意義。
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- 2. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.
- 事業(yè)要成功，才能、勤奮和頑強的意志都至關重要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The federal government hiked the tax on hard liquor.
- 聯(lián)邦政府提高了烈性酒的稅率。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. People are having to think hard about their holiday plans.
- 人們現(xiàn)在得仔細地琢磨自己的度假計劃。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.
- 很多父母覺得要孩子循規(guī)蹈矩是件很難的事情。
來自柯林斯例句