单词 | hard core |
释义 | hard core From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhard coreˈhard core noun [singular] British Englisha) GROUP OF PEOPLEthe small group of people that are most active within a group or organization the hard core of the Communist Party b) GROUP OF PEOPLEa group of people who cannot be persuaded to change their behaviour or beliefs There is still a small hard core of football supporters who cause trouble whenever they can.Examples from the Corpushard core• But while Corden thanked the loyal hard core, he did not criticise the floating fans.hard-coreˌhard-core, hardcore /ˈhɑːdkɔː $ ˈhɑːrdkɔːr/ adjective1 [only before noun]EXTREME having an extreme way of life or an extreme belief that is very unlikely to change a hard-core drug addict hard-core racists2 → hard-core pornographyExamples from the Corpushard-core• We asked for 355 million new dollars to treat hard-core addicts.• More likely than not, many of the seats are filled by hard-core fans who are zealous about the sport.• A few days later Anderson talked with three of the hard-core leaders.• After their tour, Anderson and the camp commandant arranged for the white officials to meet some of the hard-core men.• The main reason is, employers can pick out and fire all the hard-core pro-union workers.• It was to be 24 days before the last hard-core protesters gave themselves up.• But Dole will have the support of loyal, hard-core Republicans.• Investigations of a hereditary or hard-core social problem group have always been crucial in conservative social reformist strategies.From Longman Business Dictionaryhard coreˈhard core noun [countable usually singular] those who are most involved or active in something, or who support something very stronglyThere is a hard core of users for videoconferencing, but it is certainly not a mass medium. |
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