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hard-nosed adj.1.(狗等)嗅覺不靈的。2.〔美國〕頑固的;丑陋...

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He was a conservative, and hard-nosed about many things, but he was a decent man and a strict constitutionalist . 他是個保守主義者,而且對很多事情看法很頑固,但他為人正派,是個嚴格維護憲法的人。

Citibank seems to enjoy its reputation as a hard-nosed outfit . 紐約花旗銀行以精明而講究實際的金融機構而著稱。