词汇 | rock-hard |
释义 | rock-hardˌrock-ˈhard adjectiveadj 1 extremely hard 非常坚硬的 The bread was stale and rock-hard. 这个面包不新鲜,硬邦邦的。 2. British EnglishBrESTRONG PERSON strong and not afraid of anyone – used humorously 坚强的;谁也不怕的〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus rock-hard• Her father, under a soft, plump, vague appearance, was rock-hard.• It was rock-hard and dry as a biscuit.• Granny Weatherwax lay in it, her dress torn, her hair uncoiling from its rock-hard bun.• The result, taut abs, a rock-hard butt and twanging musculature, was still not enough to save her marriage.• As he stuck a sceptical thumb into a tub of rock-hard Camembert, he knew he was facing a first-class mess.• Tekla, the dark-eyed young Gentile woman with red cheeks, brought us tea and rock-hard kichel.• Many had protective foils like thorns and spines, with much of the plant tissue containing rock-hard phytoliths or tough fibrous cellulose. |
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