hard-nosed
adj. 頑強的,不屈不撓的,不講情面的
You use hard-nosed to describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones.
If nothing else, Doug is a hard-nosed businessman.
別的不說,道格起碼是個精明務實的商人。
1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
My new boss is hard nosed, but very likable.
我的新老闆雖然不感情用事, 但是很討人喜歡.
The statement accompanying the decision was, at first glance, hard nosed.
乍看起來, 這樣的宣告和決定是非常死板頑固的.
Joe's father was a hard nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars.
喬的父親是個倔強的軍醫,他曾身經兩次大戰.