| 词汇 | hard-nosed |
| 释义 | hard-nosed adjective uk /ˌhɑːdˈnəʊzd/ us /ˌhɑːrdˈnoʊzd/ practical and determined: 执着的，顽强的 His hard-nosed business approach is combined with a very real concern for the less fortunate in society.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 be a victory for common senseidiom cannily canny clear-headed clear-headedly judiciously level-headed long-sightedness method neat responsibility responsible responsibly right-minded sagacious victory well advised wily wisdom wise hard-nosed | American Dictionaryhard-nosed adjective us/ˈhɑrdˈnoʊzd/(alsohardheaded) practical and determined: He has a reputation as a hard-nosed negotiator. hard-nosed | Business Englishhard-nosed adjective uk /ˌhɑːdˈnəʊzd/us practical and determined: a hard-nosed negotiator Examples of hard-nosedhard-nosed To me, a hard-nosed total utilitarian, this settles the case. Many in the environmental movement, on the other hand, see forest preservation as a moral imperative that should be exempted from hard-nosed economic analysis. In these moments he allowed hard-nosed political realism to soften reforming zealotry. It offers a cleareyed and hard-nosed assessment of the obstacles to constructing democracy on a continent where supportive social and economic conditions are largely absent. Let us begin with the short form of the former, abbreviated here because it is rejected by all but the most extravagantly hard-nosed consequentialists. Secondly, one might take a hard-nosed empiricist stand. There is little evidence of complementary carers making their decisions on the basis of hard-nosed economic criteria. One thinks of the stereotypical hard-nosed man-of-action (with apologies to women of that type) steeped in pragmatic business decision-making. As yet, hard-nosed empirical evidence is scarce and many causal relationships are still left unexplored. What we have discovered tonight is that that hard-nosed policy in foreign affairs has won the day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who will be interested are hard-nosed speculators and investors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Hard-nosed criminals can only be tackled successfully by a concerted, equally hard-nosed approach by the authorities. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Other countries do not have the hard-nosed water companies that we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Behind the cosy refuge of community care, there is the hard-nosed reality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People who rob supermarkets are generally hard-nosed criminals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of hard-nosed 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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