| 单词 | hard-nosed |
| 释义 | hard-nosed adjective uk/ˌhɑːdˈnəʊzd/us/ˌhɑːrdˈnoʊzd/practicalanddetermined: 执着的，顽强的His hard-nosedbusinessapproachiscombinedwith a veryrealconcernfor the lessfortunateinsociety.他既有执着的工作态度，同时又对社会上的不幸者怀有真切的关爱。 Synonyms practical pragmatic Wise and sensible
hard-nosed| American Dictionaryhard-nosed adjective us/ˈhɑrdˈnoʊzd/(alsohardheaded)practicalanddetermined: He has areputationas a hard-nosednegotiator. hard-nosed| Business Englishhard-nosed adjective uk/ˌhɑːdˈnəʊzd/uspracticalanddetermined: a hard-nosednegotiator Examplesofhard-nosedhard-nosed To me, ahard-nosedtotal utilitarian, this settles the case. From theCambridge English Corpus Many in the environmental movement, on the other hand, see forest preservation as a moral imperative that should be exempted fromhard-nosedeconomic analysis. From theCambridge English Corpus In these moments he allowedhard-nosedpolitical realism to soften reforming zealotry. From theCambridge English Corpus It offers a cleareyed andhard-nosedassessment of the obstacles to constructing democracy on a continent where supportive social and economic conditions are largely absent. From theCambridge English Corpus Let us begin with the short form of the former, abbreviated here because it is rejected by all but the most extravagantlyhard-nosedconsequentialists. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, one might take ahard-nosedempiricist stand. From theCambridge English Corpus There is little evidence of complementary carers making their decisions on the basis ofhard-nosedeconomic criteria. From theCambridge English Corpus One thinks of the stereotypicalhard-nosedman-of-action (with apologies to women of that type) steeped in pragmatic business decision-making. From theCambridge English Corpus As yet,hard-nosedempirical evidence is scarce and many causal relationships are still left unexplored. From theCambridge English Corpus What we have discovered tonight is that thathard-nosedpolicy in foreign affairs has won the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who will be interested arehard-nosedspeculators and investors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Hard-nosedcriminals can only be tackled successfully by a concerted, equallyhard-nosedapproach by the authorities. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Other countries do not have thehard-nosedwater companies that we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Behind the cosy refuge of community care, there is thehard-nosedreality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 People who rob supermarkets are generallyhard-nosedcriminals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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