hardy
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++har·dy /ˈhɑːdi $ ˈhɑːrdi/ adjective 1 STRONG PERSONstrong and healthy and able to bear difficult living conditions 能吃苦耐劳的；坚强的；强壮的 hardy mountain goats 能适应恶劣环境的石山羊2. DLGHBPa hardy plant is able to live through the winter 〔植物〕耐寒的 —hardiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
hardy• Red deer are hardy, adaptable animals.• A hardy and easy plant to grow in the aquarium.• Very hardy and easy to grow.• The people who lived in the hills were a hardy and hard- working race.• Charolais cattle do not like rain or too much cold. They are not hardy animals.• A very hardy Aponogeton, and one of the best to grow in the aquarium.• Small specimens do fairly well in tanks, but they are not among the most hardy aquarium fishes.• To survive the cold, Winnipeggers are not just hardy but imaginative.• Usually Guppies are hardy fish and adapt to most water conditions, but they do prefer alkaline water.• A few hardy joggers were out running in the cold.• It is an excellent, hardy plant, which is also easy to grow.Origin hardy (1200-1300) Old French hardi, from hardir “to make hard, make brave”har·dy adjectiveChineseSyllable
living difficult strong bear conditions healthy Corpus and to able and
Hardy
Hardy, Ol‧i‧ver /ˈɒləvəʳ, ˈɒlɪvəʳ $ ˈɑːl-/ 
⇨ see Laurel and Hardy
Hardy, Thomas
(1840–1928) a British writer and poet. Many of his novels are set in the countryside of Dorset in the southwest of England, and they often describe the unhappy side of life. His characters are often shown to be struggling against their own feelings and against fate. His best known books include Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Many of his books have been made into films.
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⇨ see Laurel and Hardy
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(1840–1928) a British writer and poet. Many of his novels are set in the countryside of Dorset in the southwest of England, and they often describe the unhappy side of life. His characters are often shown to be struggling against their own feelings and against fate. His best known books include Far from the Madding Crowd, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, and Jude the Obscure. Many of his books have been made into films.
hardy
har‧dy /ˈhɑːdi $ ˈhɑːrdi/ adjective
hardy mountain goats
2. a hardy plant is able to live through the winter
—hardiness noun [uncountable]
har‧dy /ˈhɑːdi $ ˈhɑːrdi/
adjective Word Family: noun: hardship, hardness, hardiness; adjective: hard, hardened, hardy; adverb: hard, hardly; verb: harden
Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: hardi, from hardir 'to make hard, make brave'
1. strong and healthy and able to bear difficult living conditions:Language: Old French
Origin: hardi, from hardir 'to make hard, make brave'
2. a hardy plant is able to live through the winter
—hardiness noun [uncountable]