hard-nosed

英 [ˌhɑːd ˈnəʊzd]

美 [ˌhɑːrd ˈnoʊzd]

adj.  顽强的; 不屈不挠的; 不讲情面的

牛津词典

adj.

• 顽强的；不屈不挠的；不讲情面的
  not affected by feelings when trying to get what you want
  1. a hard-nosed journalist
     不屈不挠的记者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 精明务实的;不感情用事的;坚韧的
  You usehard-nosedto describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones.
  1. If nothing else, Doug is a hard-nosed businessman.
     别的不说，道格起码是个精明务实的商人。

英英释义

adj

• guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  1. a hardheaded appraisal of our position
  2. a hard-nosed labor leader
  3. completely practical in his approach to business
  4. not ideology but pragmatic politics
  Synonym:hardheadedpracticalpragmatic

双语例句

• Nevertheless, the numbers are thought-provoking, even in hard-nosed, cynical New York.
  不过，即使是在以精明和不轻信著称的纽约，网络欺诈数量之多也引人深思。
• My uncle was a hard-nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars.
  我叔叔是位严格而又倔强的军医，他曾身经两次大战。
• It was as hard-nosed an assesment of what humans continue to do to each other as you might have heard from Harry Truman, though the steel-tipped Jack Kennedy was the predecessor invoked.
  对于人类如何继续对待同类的评价，与你可能从哈里•杜鲁门（HarryTruman）口中听到的一样不讲情面，尽管杰克•肯尼迪（JackKennedy）是奥巴马提到的前辈。
• A hard-nosed Geely could offer half as much again.
  聪明的吉利提出的报价可能还会再打个半价。
• Playing on the police show he's on, he does present a hard-nosed, law-and-order-type guy.
  他利用他警务的背景，的确显得原则性强，并循规蹈矩。
• Mr. Wu had a knack for selling hard-nosed business decisions as generosity.
  吴仁宝有能力以一种慷慨的方式来推销他的精明商业决策。
• This is the kind of hard-nosed pragmatism that gets results in public health.
  这是一种精明的务实方针，可推动在公共卫生方面见出成效。
• If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.
  如果某个人性格顽固，那他就从不会付出比真正价值更高的钱，或者说他不会为一件东西或是一种服务付出太多的钱。
• With a soft touch around the basket and surprising athleticism for a man of his stature, Mihm has earned the respect of teammates and fans for his hard-nosed, impassioned approach to the game.
  象他这样的身材他拥有不错的篮下进攻和让人惊讶的身体条件，米姆通过自己的努力和慷慨激昂的比赛态度已经赢得了队友和球迷的尊重。
• Henley supplies the softer management skills and corporate contacts, reading the hard-nosed academics and research capabilities.
  亨利提供更为软性的管理技能和企业关系，里丁则提供讲求实际的学术和研究能力。