1. I keep forgetting that you males can be just as hard-nosed as a woman! 我总是忘了，你们这些雄性们，也能和女人一样倔强顽固！
2. This hard-nosed approach irritated some foreign athletes, who had less chance to practise at the facilities than did their Canadian rivals. 这种注重实效的方法让一些外国运动员感到愤怒，因为他们与他们的加拿大对手相比，训练的机会较少。
3. Hard-nosed CEOs in the business world now recognize that in the era of networks and alliances, companies can make billions without beating others. 企业界冥顽不灵的首席执行官们现在也承认，在网络和结盟的时代，公司犯不着打击他人就可以大把地赚钱。
英英解释
adj.
1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
