| 单词 | the hard way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe hard way P12. the hard way: (in) the most difficult or unpleasant method of doing something; esp. through bitter experience; by one's own unaided efforts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [phrase] > with difficulty > by the most difficult method the hard way1914 1914 C. L. Burnham Right Track xv. 230 ‘You had to learn the hard way, did n't you?’ she said tenderly. ‘What do you mean? There is n't any other way in this awful world.’ 1923 Lawrence (Kansas) Jrnl. World 11 Apr. 4/1 The reds appear to reason, why go about it the hard way when a short cut holds prospect of better results and in a much shorter time? 1954 M. Croft Spare Rod i. ii. 12 I'm starting you off the hard way. 1971 D. Lees Rainbow Conspiracy ix. 135 In the end I nearly found the reservoir the hard way. 2009 R. Garay Manship School x. 137 Veteran newspapermen who had come up the hard way, learning their skills in the hard school of experience. < as lemmas |
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