| 词汇 | tough/hard nut |
| 释义 | tough/hard nuttough/hard nut informalDIFFICULT someone who is difficult to deal with 刺头，难对付的人 He may have softened a bit in his old age but he’s still a tough nut. 他年老之后可能变得温和了一些，但还是个刺头。 Examples from the Corpus tough/hard nut• West Ham will be a tough nut to crack especially with big Lee in good form at the moment.• Already highly successful in popular music, dance and commercial television, blacks have found the movies a tougher nut to crack.• Shearer, a tough nut not inclined to whinge, said his ankle was like a pudding.• Beverley was a tougher nut to crack.• Tax will be an even tougher nut.• One glance was all it took to realise this was one hard nut to crack - his features still completely impassive.• Back, now, to the hard nuts. → tough/hard nut at nut1(4) |
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