单词 | hard-set |
释义 | hard-set in British English (ˈhɑːdˌsɛt) adjective 1. plagued by difficulties 2. set in an unyielding manner 3. dogged and persistent hard-set in American English (ˈhɑrdˈsɛt) adjective 1. in trouble or difficulty 2. rigid; fixed; firm 3. stubborn hard-set in American English (ˈhɑːrdˈset) adjective 1. firmly or rigidly set; fixed a hard-set smile 2. in a difficult position The troops were hard-set before their supplies came 3. determined; obstinate Word origin [1400–50; late ME harde set]This word is first recorded in the period 1400–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: curl, gallery, mature, partition, structure |
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