单词 | hard-bought |
释义 | > as lemmashard-bought hard-bought adj. ΚΠ 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 163 The hard-bought Victory. 1849 E. Wilson Script. View Woman's Rights & Duties xi. 349 The female part of the family seem to think that their sole business is to spend the hard-bought earning of their male relations. 1950 Life 16 Oct. 11/1 In most states, teachers are hired and paid almost entirely on the basis of their teaching experience and their own hard-bought education. 2000 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 11 Apr. a13 Anne has secured a hard-bought sense not of happiness but of contentment with her place in life. < as lemmas |
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