| 词汇 | hard-bitten |
| 释义 | hard-bitten adjective uk /ˌhɑːdˈbɪt.ən/ us /ˌhɑːrdˈbɪt̬.ən/ If someone is hard-bitten, their character has been made stronger as a result of difficult experiences in the past: （某人）经过磨炼的，坚毅的 This particular murder case was so horrific that it shocked even the most hard-bitten of New York police officers.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 Not showing or feeling emotions anodyne anti-sentimental belie bite bite your lipidiom frozenly glaze hardened icily impassive poker face reserved reservedly sphinx-like stiff upper lip unmoved unprocessed unresponsive unresponsively unresponsiveness Examples of hard-bittenhard-bitten Presenters of programmes are usually a fairly hard-bitten group who have heard all the political arguments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not find them hard-bitten or dogmatic about the position and the relationship between our countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In many communities there is a minority of hard-bitten young criminals on whom existing penalties have no effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not distinguish in any way between the casual offender and the hard-bitten drug dealer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The relieving officers were tough, hard-bitten men, by no manner of means soft or sentimental. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was written by a hard-bitten journalist of mature years who has seen almost everything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trade union representatives, although entirely friendly, were extremely hard-bitten; they knew their case, and they could invariably present it with great skill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He mixes, or tends to mix, with at least a proportion of the hard-bitten criminals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is from a hard-bitten journalist who has probably seen everything. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is equally difficult to explain complicated legislative concepts to hard-bitten parliamentary draftsmen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not an area of hard-bitten old men who refuse to learn new ways and will not be able to adapt themselves to new and modern factory techniques. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But shipowners are a pretty hard-bitten lot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The judges were hard-bitten, knowledge able farmers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its lyrical quality suggests that beneath the hard-bitten scoffer there lurks a romantic softie, while beneath that again lies a hard-bitten scoffer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, his clients have become tired of his hard-bitten gold diggers and have started taking their business elsewhere. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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