hard-boiled

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of hard-boil form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a boiled egg, cooked to a solid consistency.
  2. Of a person, especially a detective, callous and unsentimental. figuratively
    — He told me afterward that he tried to find his folks and square himself—and maybe it was the truth—but some of the hard-boiled townspeople found him, instead, and he had a running fight all the way to the depot.
  3. Written in a laconic, dispassionate, often ironic style for a realistic, unsentimental effect. figuratively

词形变化

more hard-boiled comparative most hard-boiled superlative hardboiled alternative hard boiled alternative hardboiled alternative hard boiled alternative
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