We all like John; he plays hard-nosed football.我们都喜欢约翰,他踢起球来作风顽强勇猛。My uncle was a hard-nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars.我叔叔是位严格而又倔强的军医,他曾身经两次大战。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
"a hardheaded appraisal of our position""a hard-nosed labor leader""completely practical in his approach to business""not ideology but pragmatic politics"