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单词 hard-boiled
释义
hard-boiled
adjective
uk
/ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld/us
/ˌhɑːrdˈbɔɪld/

hard-boiledadjective(EGG)

A hard-boiledegghas beenheatedinitsshellinboilingwateruntil both thewhiteandyellowpartsaresolid.
（蛋）煮得老的
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hard-boiledadjective(STORY)

used todescribeastyleofstory, usually aboutcrimeanddetectives(=peoplewhosolvecrimes), thatincludesunpleasantorviolentdetails:
This is aseriesthat comes from thetraditionof hard-boileddetectivenovels.
used todescribeatypicalcharacterfrom thisstyleofstory, who isstronganddeterminedandshowslittleemotion:
ThefilmstarsKathleen Turner as the hard-boileddetectiveof Sarah Paretsky'snovel.根据萨拉‧帕雷特斯基的小说改编的电影中，凯瑟琳‧特纳担纲主角，扮演冷酷的警探。
He's hard-boiled, hesmokesanddrinks, he's toowrappedup in hisworkto havesatisfyingrelationships.
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  • Frank Miller'sstark, hard-boiledgraphicnovels
  • hard-boiledprivatedetectiveslikeSamSpade and Philip Marlowe
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(Definition ofhard-boiledfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
hard-boiled
adjective
uk
/ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld/us
/ˌhɑːrdˈbɔɪld/

hard-boiledadjective(EGG)

A hard-boiledegghas beenheatedinitsshellinboilingwateruntil both thewhiteandyellowpartsaresolid.
（蛋）煮得老的

hard-boiledadjective(STRONG)

informal
used todescribeastronganddeterminedpersonwhoshowslittleemotion
（人）冷酷的，不动感情的
ThefilmstarsKathleen Turner as the hard-boileddetectiveof Sarah Paretsky'snovel.根据萨拉‧帕雷特斯基的小说改编的电影中，凯瑟琳‧特纳担纲主角，扮演冷酷的警探。

hard-boiled| American Dictionary

hard-boiled
adjective
us
/ˈhɑrdˈbɔɪld/

hard-boiledadjective(EGG)

(of anegg)boiledinitsshelluntil both thewhiteandyellowpartsaresolid

hard-boiledadjective(PERSON)

appearingnot to haveemotionsor weaknesses:
a hard-boileddetective
(Definition ofhard-boiledfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhard-boiled

hard-boiled
That did not work very well either, so she started hawkinghard-boiledeggs with pepper (a popular snack).
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We are "hard-boiled," we know the strength, we know the game—the ducking and diving just before an election.
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I continue to eathard-boiled, scrambled or lightly fried eggs.
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He said that his experience was that the smaller stations were usually owned byhard-boiledbusinessmen, unashamedly out for all the profit they could get.
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Some people take ahard-boiledview on the matter and rebuke those who take a soft view on the grounds of sentimentality.
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You cannot turn it on or off, and in this mild weather you are rather inclined to arrive like ahard-boiledegg.
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He said that the local stations are usually owned byhard-boiledbusiness men who are unashamedly out for all the profit they can get.
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But thosehard-boiledeggs are chemically treated and sometimes the chemical treatment goes wrong and thehard-boiledeggs have to be discarded.
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Even if we were hard-faced,hard-boiledmen, we would still have to care to get the votes.
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It is perfectly possible to make an edible sauce withhard-boiledegg yolks but it would not be mayonnaise, and that should be made clear.
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I would hazard the guess that millions of people will be infinitely depressed at the prospect ofhard-boiledeggs and no fresh mayonnaise.
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There will also be somehard-boiledcustomers leering down from the benches.
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Some of those engaged in research using animals becomehard-boiledin their attitude towards those animals.
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It is always reckoned that journalists arehard-boiledspecimens of humanity.
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We can only look at this transaction from the point of view ofhard-boiledrealism and not sentiment.
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