hard-boiled

• 形容鸡蛋煮到蛋白和蛋黄完全凝固；也用于比喻人冷酷无情、强硬老练。

Describes an egg cooked until both the white and yolk are solid; also used figuratively to describe a person who is tough, unemotional, and experienced.

1. Emotionally hardenedB2informal

   Having become tough, callous, or unsentimental as a result of difficult life experiences.

   铁石心肠

   • Years of working as a war correspondent made him a hard-boiled journalist.
   • She has a hard-boiled attitude towards business negotiations.
   • The detective in the novel is a classic hard-boiled character.

   同义词callouscase-hardenedcynicalhard-bittenhardenedsteelythick-skinnedtoughunsentimental

   反义词compassionategentlesensitivesofttenderwarmhearted

2. Tough and cynicalB2informal

   Used to describe a person who is emotionally hardened and shows little sympathy or sentiment.

   冷酷无情且愤世嫉俗

   • He's a hard-boiled cynic who doesn't believe in charity.
   • The film features a hard-boiled private eye with a dark past.
   • Her hard-boiled exterior hides a vulnerable heart.

   同义词callouscase-hardenedcoldcynicalhardenedheartlesstoughunfeelingunsentimental

   反义词compassionategentlekindsentimentalsoftsympathetictenderwarm

3. Cooked eggA2formal

   Describes an egg that has been cooked in its shell until both the white and the yolk are solid.

   煮老的

   • I prefer hard-boiled eggs in my salad.
   • She packed a couple of hard-boiled eggs for the picnic.
   • Hard-boiled eggs are easy to peel after cooling them in ice water.

   反义词soft-boiled