hard knocks

/hahrd-noks/US // ˈhɑrd ˈnɒks //

硬碰硬,艰难的考验,艰难困苦,艰难的挑战

Definitions

n.名词(复数) plural noun

1
- : adversity or hardships: Wouldn't it be lovely to be able to learn life's hard lessons without life's hard knocks?Growing up in the Depression, my grandfather had his share of hard knocks.

nounadverse circumstances

Forms: hard knock

Synonyms

Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
All of my stories are about people trying hard not to grow up.
We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
"I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.

/hahrd-noks/US // ˈhɑrd ˈnɒks //

硬碰硬,艰难的考验,艰难困苦,艰难的挑战

n.名词(复数) plural noun

1
- : adversity or hardships: Wouldn't it be lovely to be able to learn life's hard lessons without life's hard knocks?Growing up in the Depression, my grandfather had his share of hard knocks.

nounadverse circumstances

Forms: hard knock

Synonyms

Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.
My body used for his hard pleasure; a stone god gripping me in his hands.
All of my stories are about people trying hard not to grow up.
We also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
He thought they were now in touch with our troops at "X" but that they had been through some hard fighting to get there.
However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Even if poverty were gone, the flail could still beat hard enough upon the grain and chaff of humanity.
"I congratulate you on your engagement," he said at last, looking up with a face that seemed to Bernard hard and unnatural.