hard-fought
adjective/ˌhɑːd ˈfɔːt/
/ˌhɑːrd ˈfɔːt/
- that involves fighting very hard
艰苦斗争的；激烈战斗的 - a hard-fought battle/win/victory
激烈的战斗；来之不易的胜利
Extra Examples- He resigned last year after a hard-fought battle over the future of the company.
在为公司的未来进行了一场艰苦的斗争后，他去年辞职了。 - It was a hard-fought game.
这是一场激烈的比赛。 - School football matches were desperately hard-fought.
学校足球比赛打得异常激烈。 - It was a hard fought campaign.
这是一场艰苦的战役。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHard-fought is used with these nouns:- contest
- victory
- win
- …
- a hard-fought battle/win/victory