hard-boiled是什麽意思

hard-boiled

英 ['hɑ:d'bɔild] 美

adj. 煮過熟了的；不動感情的

英文詞源

hard-boiled (adj.): also hardboiled, 1723 in reference to eggs, "cooked so long as to be solid," from hard (adj.) + boiled. In transferred sense "severe, tough," from 1886.

雙語例句

1. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.: 當生活很艱難，你想要放棄的時候，請記住，生活充滿了起起落落，如果沒有低穀，那站在高處也失去了意義。

2. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to career success.: 事業要成功，才能、勤奮和頑強的意誌都至關重要。

3. The federal government hiked the tax on hard liquor.: 聯邦政府提高了烈性酒的稅率。

4. People are having to think hard about their holiday plans.: 人們現在得仔細地琢磨自己的度假計劃。

5. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.: 很多父母覺得要孩子循規蹈矩是件很難的事情。

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