| 释义 |
do something the hard way do (something) the hard wayTo do something by using the most challenging method, or at least not the easiest method. Of course he crawled in though the window instead of just opening the unlocked back door—he has to do everything the hard way.See also: hard, waydo something the hard way COMMON If you do something the hard way, you have difficulty doing it or it is unpleasant for you to do it, often as a result of your own actions or decisions. Anything I've achieved has been done the hard way, through a lot of hard work. Ms Lomax, we can do this the hard way or the easy way.See also: hard, something, waydo/learn something the ˈhard way learn something from experience, especially when this is unpleasant: I learned the hard way not to trust door-to-door salesmen. ♢ Why do you always do everything the hard way?See also: hard, learn, something, way |