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hard SEVEREHhB:d, $hB:rdadj-er, -est not pleasant or gentle; severe苛刻的，严厉的You have to be quite hard to succeed in the property business.你必须要非常精明苛刻才能在房地产生意中获得成功。Ooh, you're a hard woman, Elaine!哦，你真是难对付的女人，埃林！Our boss has been giving us all a hard time at work (=making our time at work difficult).我们老板在工作中总让我们累得要命。If a person is hard on someone, they treat them severely and look for their faults.对人苛刻的Don't be too hard on him--he's new to the job.别对他太苛责了----他才干这工作。If someone is hard on a piece of clothing, they tend to damage it quickly.容易很快就穿坏（衣物）I'm very hard on shoes.我穿鞋子容易穿坏。(Br and Aus) If you feel hard-done-by, you believe that you have not been treated fairly.受不公正对待的No wonder you feel hard-done-by if you wrote the report and she claimed it as her own.难怪你会感到不公平，如果你写了报道，而她竟宣称这是她自己写的。There's more food here, if anyone feels hard-done-by.如果有人认为还没有享受痛快，这里还有更多的食物呢。You might express sympathy for someone over a small misfortune by saying hard luck (infml tough luck or Br hard lines or Br dated infml hard cheese).不走运"We lost again." "Oh, hard luck!"“我们又输了。”“哦，真是不走运！”It was hard luck you weren't picked for the team.真是不走运你没被队里挑中。Oh, hard lines! You almost got the top score.哦，真是不走运！你差一点就得最高分了。(infml) You might say to someone (that's) your hard luck if you think that it is their fault that something bad has happened to them.活该倒霉Well, if you missed the presentation because you couldn't be bothered to turn up on time, that's your hard luck!如果你因为不想准时出席而误了演出，那是你活该倒霉。Someone who is (as) hard as nails does not show or feel emotion.没有感情的，冷漠的The supervisor is a sweetie but the boss is hard as nails.管理员是个可爱的人，而老板却是个没有感情的人。She's finding the bad news hard to take (=difficult to accept).她很难接受这个坏消息。We may disagree about the subject, but let's not have any hard feelings (=let there be no bad thoughts or feelings between us)!我们也许对这个问题持有不同意见，但我们彼此之间不要伤感情。The hard way means learning from unpleasant experiences rather than by being taught.从不愉快的经历中学会If she won't listen, she'll have to learn / find out the hard way.如果她不听，她只能自己汲取教训。[HARD 中的the hard way](sometimes disapproving) A hard core of a group or the hard-core members of a group are the people who strongly believe in its principles and usually have a lot of power in it.中坚力量，中坚的The hard core of the party has not lost sight of the original ideals.这个党的中坚力量一直没有丢掉原来的信念。He's a hard-core reactionary.他是彻头彻尾的反动派。Hard-core can also mean showing sexual acts clearly and in detail.赤裸裸的性描写a hard-core video纯色情录像hard-core pornography纯色情书画 [hard porn]Hard-core music is very fast modern music in which drums and electric guitar are played very loudly.快节奏的摇滚乐(鼓和电吉他演奏得很响)Someone who is hard-headed is not influenced by their emotions.不感情用事的She has a very practical and hard-headed approach to the problem.她解决问题的方法十分理智可行，而不感情用事。(disapproving) If someone is hard-hearted, they are not kind or sympathetic.冷酷的，无同情心的☆KIND 中的kind-hearted, SOFT 中的soft-heartedShe'll have (to take) a lot of hard knocks (=be in situations which are not pleasant) now she's left the protection of school and home.如今她离开了学校和家庭的保护，她将会面对许多艰难和挫折。Hard labour is a punishment for criminals, esp. used in the past, which involves a lot of tiring and often useless physical work.苦役，苦工(尤指过去)Hard-line beliefs or plans are those which are fixed and do not change.立场强硬的a hard-line manifesto强硬的声明The ministers in the cabinet are all hard-liners (=people who are unwilling to change their opinions).内阁部长都是强硬派。(infml disapproving) A hard-luck story is a story or piece of information that someone tells you or writes about themselves which is intended to make you feel sad and sympathetic towards them.令人怜悯的可怜人故事She came out with some hard-luck story about never having been loved by her mother.她说出了一个悲伤的故事，她从未得到过母爱。Hard-nosed means practical and determined.讲究实际的，决定的His hard-nosed business approach is combined with a very real concern for the less fortunate in society.他讲究实际的商业策略与对社会不幸者的真正关心结合在了一起。(esp. Br infml) If someone is a hard case / nut, they are difficult to deal with and possibly angry and violent.难以相处、易生气发怒的人 [NUT 中的 a hard nut to crack]Hard porn is PORNOGRAPHY (=books, films etc. showing sexual acts) which shows sex in a very detailed and often violent way.纯色情文学、电影等☆SOFT 中的soft pornHard rock is a type of ROCK music (=popular music) with a strong beat in which drums and electric guitars are played very loudly.硬摇滚If someone uses or tries the hard sell, they try to sell something to the buyer by being very forceful.强行推销We were interested in buying the fridge until the salesman came on with the hard sell.我们本来有兴趣买这台冰箱，那个推销员向我们强行推销倒反而使我们兴趣全无。 ☆SOFT 中的soft sell"It's been a Hard Day's Night" (title of a song by The Beatles, 1964)《痛苦日子的夜晚》(甲壳虫乐队的歌)"Hard Times" (title of a book by Charles Dickens, 1854)《艰难时世》(查尔斯·狄更斯的书名)
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