tough-minded

adj.

坚强的，实际的；

1. He was a very tough cop and a very fair one.
   他是一个非常坚强的警察，同时又是一个非常公正的警察。
2. My brother thought he was a tough nut but I saw him cry that day.
   我哥哥自认为是很坚强的人，但那天我看见他哭了。
3. A multi-ethnic country taking English as its common language has the tough test of not reducing the relative importance of its mother tongues.
   身为一个多元种族国家，以英语作为共同语言有其实际的考量，然而各族母语的价值却相对被贬低了。

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