| 释义 | 
		hard lines in British Englishsentence substitute, noun British informal bad luck   Also: hard cheese  hard lines in American English   British, Slang  misfortune; bad luck      See full dictionary entry for   line Examples of 'hard lines' in a sentencehard lines  `I suppose it is an honour that she's been chosen for a job like that, but it's hard lines on us.Lorimer nodded, his ravaged feelings plainly evident in the pinched nostrils and the new hard lines round his mouth.`I take your point," Lettie said, `but it does seem hard lines on poor Bram, to throw him to those - those wolverines.Suddenly, his expression changed, and the hard lines around his face softened.  |