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单词 hard-bitten
释义
hard-bitten
adjective
uk
/ˌhɑːdˈbɪt.ən/us
/ˌhɑːrdˈbɪt̬.ən/
If someone is hard-bitten,theircharacterhas been madestrongeras aresultofdifficultexperiencesin the past:
（某人）经过磨炼的，坚毅的
Thisparticularmurdercasewas sohorrificthat itshockedeventhe most hard-bitten of New Yorkpoliceofficers.这起特别的谋杀案是如此可怕，就连纽约最老练的警官都为之震惊。
Synonyms
hard-boiled
pugnaciousformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not showing or feeling emotions
  • anodyne
  • anti-sentimental
  • belie
  • bite
  • biteyourlipidiom
  • bloodless
  • icily
  • impassive
  • impassively
  • impassivity
  • impenitent
  • internalize
  • poker-faced
  • reserved
  • sphinx-like
  • stiff upper lip
  • stoic
  • stoically
  • unsentimental
  • woodenly
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(Definition ofhard-bittenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Presenters of programmes are usually a fairlyhard-bittengroup who have heard all the political arguments.
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I did not find themhard-bittenor dogmatic about the position and the relationship between our countries.
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In many communities there is a minority ofhard-bittenyoung criminals on whom existing penalties have no effect.
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It does not distinguish in any way between the casual offender and thehard-bittendrug dealer.
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The relieving officers were tough,hard-bittenmen, by no manner of means soft or sentimental.
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That was written by ahard-bittenjournalist of mature years who has seen almost everything.
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The trade union representatives, although entirely friendly, were extremelyhard-bitten; they knew their case, and they could invariably present it with great skill.
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He mixes, or tends to mix, with at least a proportion of thehard-bittencriminals.
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This is from ahard-bittenjournalist who has probably seen everything.
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It is equally difficult to explain complicated legislative concepts tohard-bittenparliamentary draftsmen.
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This is not an area ofhard-bittenold men who refuse to learn new ways and will not be able to adapt themselves to new and modern factory techniques.
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But shipowners are a prettyhard-bittenlot.
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The judges werehard-bitten, knowledge able farmers.
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Its lyrical quality suggests that beneath thehard-bittenscoffer there lurks a romantic softie, while beneath that again lies ahard-bittenscoffer.
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However, his clients have become tired of hishard-bittengold diggers and have started taking their business elsewhere.
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