hard-bitten
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you describe someone as hard-bitten, you are critical of them because they do not show much emotion or have much sympathy for other people, usually because they have experienced many unpleasant things. (常指因经历过很多艰苦而)铁石心肠的; 麻木不仁的[usu ADJ n] [表不满]
...a cynical hard-bitten journalist. ...一位愤世嫉俗、麻木不仁的记者。
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hard-bitten
剑桥词典
- 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。 返回 hard-bitten