hard-nosed

英[hɑ:d n??zd]

美[?hɑrd?nozd]

基本釋義

a hard-nosed journalist

不屈不撓的記者

牛津詞典

If nothing else, Doug is a hard-nosed businessman.

別的不說，道格起碼是個精明務實的商人。

My new boss is hard nosed, but very likable.

我的新老板雖然不感情用事, 但是很討人喜歡.

期刊摘選

The statement accompanying the decision was, at first glance, hard nosed.

乍看起來, 這樣的聲明和決定是非常死板頑固的.

期刊摘選

Joe's father was a hard nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars.

喬的父親是個倔強的軍醫(yī),他曾身經(jīng)兩次大戰(zhàn).

期刊摘選

Adjective

1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
"a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
"a hard-nosed labor leader"
"completely practical in his approach to business"
"not ideology but pragmatic politics"