The stable situation of our country today was hard won.

我们今天稳定的形势是来之不易的。

《新英汉大辞典》

The dispute could destroy Australia's hard-won reputation for industrial stability.

这场纠纷可能会摧毁澳大利亚辛苦得来的产业稳定声誉。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.

她不会这么轻易地放弃得来不易的自由。

《牛津词典》

We must not allow ideas like political correctness to divide us and cause us to reverse hard-won achievements in human rights and civil rights."

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It's very hard to keep a body together in O'Connor, well, I won't get in to that.

在她的书里面,鲜有躯体能够保存完整，我暂且不解释这个问题。

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And I also want to point out, it's guaranteed pretty much you may or may not be able to see, sometimes it's hard to see that one that's getting near the UV end of our visible spectrum. So we won't worry if we can't see that.

我要指出的是，我可以保证你们,但你们可能会看不到，有时候很难看到,这个可见光谱边缘接近紫外光地方的这根谱线,所以看不到也不用担心。

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Battlefield medicine advances hard won in Iraq and Afghanistan were mobilized yesterday to treat those injured severely.

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We fail to reward hard won experience and instead recruit and reward the cheapest and lowest common denominator.

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Buffett crows about Geico, but the auto casualty business is tough and gaining market share costly and hard won.

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