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    hard-bitten

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌhard-ˈbitten adjective  EXPERIENCEDnot easily shocked or upset, because you have had a lot of experience 老练而顽强的；经过磨炼的 a hard-bitten cop 一位老练的警察
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    hard-bitten• Miss Davies is not really the tough, hard-bitten businesswoman that she appears to be.• Jensen's experience in prison left him hard-bitten, cynical, and ruthless.• a hard-bitten detective• That was hard-bitten, hard-nosed, hard-drinking newshound Edgar Allan Poe.• The hard-bitten men round the table knew better than to make that mistake.• He said he adored hard-bitten policemen.• Very few teachers are irredeemable, however hard-bitten they may appear.• Not one of them's a hard-bitten tom, the kind you'd find on the streets.
    ˌhard-ˈbitten adjectiveChineseSyllable
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    hard-bitten
    ˌhard-ˈbitten adjective
    not easily shocked or upset, because you have had a lot of experience:
        a hard-bitten cop


    hard-bittenBrE /ˌhɑːd ˈbɪtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhɑːrd ˈbɪtn/ 🔊 adjectivenot easily shocked and not showing emotion, because you have experienced many unpleasant things 久经磨炼而坚强的