hard-nosed

adj.

1. 顽强的；不屈不挠的；不讲情面的
   not affected by feelings when trying to get what you want
   1. a hard-nosed journalist
      不屈不挠的记者

1. ADJ-GRADED 精明务实的;不感情用事的;坚韧的
   You use hard-nosed to describe someone who is tough and realistic, and who takes decisions on practical grounds rather than emotional ones.
   1. If nothing else, Doug is a hard-nosed businessman.
      别的不说，道格起码是个精明务实的商人。

1. If nothing else, Doug is a hard-nosed businessman.
   别的不说，道格起码是个精明务实的商人。
2. Microsoft became dominant, in part, through hard-nosed pursuit of big business.
   微软（Microsoft）之所以获得支配地位，在一定程度上是因为不断坚持拿下大企业客户。
3. A hard-nosed Geely could offer half as much again.
   聪明的吉利提出的报价可能还会再打个半价。
4. Nevertheless, the numbers are thought-provoking, even in hard-nosed, cynical New York.
   不过，即使是在以精明和不轻信著称的纽约，网络欺诈数量之多也引人深思。
5. It must rest first on an understanding of the political forces which have made independence a tempting prospect for Scots, as well as a hard-nosed assessment of the risks involved for all concerned.
   要有理有据地反对分裂，首先要理解是哪些政治作用力使得独立成为苏格兰人向往的前景，并对涉及所有相关方的风险进行注重实际的评估。
6. Mr. Wu had a knack for selling hard-nosed business decisions as generosity.
   吴仁宝有能力以一种慷慨的方式来推销他的精明商业决策。
7. Oddly enough, hard-nosed realpolitik could over time promote a better relationship.
   奇怪的是，长远而言，务实的现实主义政治可能带来更好的关系。
8. For Mr. Tetrick there are many more hard-nosed reasons for creating a better egg substitute.
   对于蒂特里克来说，创造更好的鸡蛋替代品还有众多实际的理由。
9. 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。
10. We have a real hard-nosed boss.
    我们老板真的很固执。
11. But it's reassuring to see even the most hard-nosed of Indian investment bankers and other businessmen donning the ritual sarongs and outfits of the Balinese to follow them in their prayers and ceremonies with palpable excitement.
    然而，看到最精明的印度投资银行家和其他商界人士穿上巴厘岛传统的围裙和装束，跟随当地人带着无比兴奋之情祈祷和参加仪式，这也是一件让人快乐的事。
12. 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。
13. It was as hard-nosed an assesment of what humans continue to do to each other as you might have heard from Harry Truman, though the steel-tipped Jack Kennedy was the predecessor invoked.
    对于人类如何继续对待同类的评价，与你可能从哈里•杜鲁门（HarryTruman）口中听到的一样不讲情面，尽管杰克•肯尼迪（JackKennedy）是奥巴马提到的前辈。
14. If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.
    如果某个人性格顽固，那他就从不会付出比真正价值更高的钱，或者说他不会为一件东西或是一种服务付出太多的钱。
15. Playing on the police show he's on, he does present a hard-nosed, law-and-order-type guy.
    他利用他警务的背景，的确显得原则性强，并循规蹈矩。
16. His business mantra is simple: "Be in the right place at the right time." But despite his hard-nosed business approach, Mr Arnault also seems to suffer from the ego problems those in his elevated position are prone to.
    他的商业箴言很简单：在正确的时间处于正确的地点。但尽管阿尔诺的商业作风精明而务实，但他身上似乎也有像他这样身居高位的人易于出现的自负问题。
17. Henley supplies the softer management skills and corporate contacts, reading the hard-nosed academics and research capabilities.
    亨利提供更为软性的管理技能和企业关系，里丁则提供讲求实际的学术和研究能力。
18. On graduation he worked in the Nixon administration, setting out his philosophy in a 1973 memo: I take a hard-nosed critical approach.
    毕业后，他为尼克松政府工作，在1973年的备忘录上描述了自己的价值观：我凡事讲求分析和质疑。
19. No, but he's hard-nosed, a capable distributor and a good enough shooter that teams can't double off him to help on Dwight Howard.
    不会，但是他足够顽强，他是一个合格的组织者和一个足够好的射手，但球队也不能要求他双倍的帮助霍华德。
20. This is the kind of hard-nosed pragmatism that gets results in public health.
    这是一种精明的务实方针，可推动在公共卫生方面见出成效。
21. With a soft touch around the basket and surprising athleticism for a man of his stature, Mihm has earned the respect of teammates and fans for his hard-nosed, impassioned approach to the game.
    象他这样的身材他拥有不错的篮下进攻和让人惊讶的身体条件，米姆通过自己的努力和慷慨激昂的比赛态度已经赢得了队友和球迷的尊重。
22. Ifyou need a hard-nosed investigative reporter to show you the depth andmagnitude of governmental activity over many years, I recommend ShermanSkolnick's page: Sherman Skolnick Reports.
    如果您需要一位强硬的好研究的记者，向您展示多年来政府活动的深度和广度，我推荐ShermanSkolnick《ShermanSkolnick报告》。
23. He was a conservative, and hard-nosed about many things, but he was a decent man and a strict Constitutionalist.
    他是个保守主义者，而且对很多事情看法很顽固，但他为人正派，是个严格维护宪法的人。
24. One can be hard-nosed about illiteracy but the hard-nosed fact is that the functionally illiterate are going to be part of our society for the rest of their lives.
    人们可以对文盲抱着一种视而不见的顽固态度，但是铁一般的事实是：半辈子带着半文盲帽子的人将成为我们社会的一部分。
25. Audiences are favouring a more hard-nosed, realistic acting style.
    观众喜爱更硬派的现实主义表演风格。
26. The two men had at each other with fists and feet. We all like John; he plays hard-nosed football.
    两个人互相拳打脚踢起来。我们都喜欢约翰，他踢起球来作风顽强勇猛。
27. Even hard-nosed atheists frequently have what has been called a sense of reverence for nature, a fascination and respect for its depth and beauty and subtlety, that is akin to religious awe.
    连倔强的无神论者对自然也常有某种所谓敬畏感，对自然的深度、美和微妙的一种迷恋和敬意，这与宗教的敬畏相似。
28. But despite his hard-nosed business approach, Mr Arnault also seems to suffer from the ego problems those in his elevated position are prone to.
    但尽管阿尔诺的商业作风精明而务实，但他身上似乎也有像他这样身居高位的人易于出现的自负问题。
29. You're always so hard-nosed!
    你总是太固执！
30. The new hard-nosed management style is unpopular amongst employees.
    新的精明管理风格在这些员工里不受青睐。

adj

1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
   1. a hardheaded appraisal of our position
   2. a hard-nosed labor leader
   3. completely practical in his approach to business
   4. not ideology but pragmatic politics

   Synonym:    hardheadedpracticalpragmatic