hard-nosed
英 ['hɑ:dnəuzd]
美
- adj. 顽固的；精明的；讲究实际的；嗅觉不好的
- n. 重视实际的人
英英释意
- 1. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;
- "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
- "a hard-nosed labor leader"
- "completely practical in his approach to business"
- "not ideology but pragmatic politics"