英语词汇“hard-boiled”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	hard-boiled
释义	hard-boiled \ˈ ̷ ̷\| ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: hard (II) + boiled 1. : boiled until both white and yolk have solidified — used of an egg 2. : heavily starched : stiff < wore a double-breasted, dark suit and a collar …; it was one of those hard-boiled old-timers — F.C.Othman > — compare boiled shirt 3. a. : devoid of sentimentality or weakness : callous, tough < I, a hard-boiled South Sea trader, was genuinely shocked — Atlantic > < hard-boiled politicians > < a hard-boiled outfit under a hard-boiled leader — E.J.Fitzgerald > b. : of or relating to a literary form or production characterized by impersonal matter-of-fact presentation of naturalistic or violent themes or incidents, by a generally unemotional or stoic tone, and often by a total absence of explicit or implied moral judgments < the hard-boiled tradition of detective fiction — John Paterson > < the novels of the hard-boiled school — George Stevens > c. : down-to-earth, practical, hardheaded, realistic < from the hardest-boiled examination of the American system, this is a blueprint for disaster — A.A.Berle > < handle aid programs on a friendly but hard-boiled business basis — New York Times > < a fundamentally hard-boiled permanently businesslike people — Times Literary Supplement >
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