hard-nosed

adj.

顽强的，不屈不挠的，不讲情面的；

1. They had fought hard for equal rights.
   他们为了获得平等权利已经进行了顽强的斗争。
2. However, in a long hard season, character counts for a lot.
   然而在漫长的一个赛季中，顽强的性格相当重要。
3. Because their hearts had turned hard, stubborn and obstinate.
   重点是在于他们的心已经是硬的，是固执的，是顽固的。
4. But ignorance and misinformation about the health hazards of beryllium die hard.
   关于健康的破坏物铍的无知和误传是很顽固的。

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