"hard as nails" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冷酷无情
• 坚不可摧

Definition

用来形容一个人非常坚强，无动于衷，能够毫无感情地面对困难。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式口语，常用于形容坚强或铁石心肠的人，有时可能带贬义。

Examples

My grandmother is hard as nails; nothing upsets her.

我奶奶**冷酷无情**，什么都难不倒她。

The coach was hard as nails, but he always cared about his team.

教练**坚不可摧**，但他很关心队员。

After years in the army, he became hard as nails.

在军队多年后，他变得**冷酷无情**。

Everyone says she's hard as nails, but I think she's just determined.

大家都说她**冷酷无情**，但我觉得她只是很有决心。

You have to be hard as nails to work in that job.

做那份工作必须**坚不可摧**。

Don’t let her smile fool you—she’s hard as nails when she needs to be.

别被她的微笑骗了——她该坚强时**冷酷无情**。