汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 軟硬不吃
軟硬不吃 (软硬不吃)
unmoved by force or persuasion
() ruǎn yìng bù/bú chī
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这种人不但软硬不吃,就是客观环境的名与利也同样的诱惑不了他们。

They yield neither to persuasion nor to coercion. The fame and interest of objective condition can't tempt them.

虽然监管机构批准了收购卫星电视BSkyB的剩余股份,但还要对付一群软硬不吃的讨厌股东。

Regulators were green-lighting his bid to purchase the rest of satellite broadcaster BSkyB, but now he had to deal with the nasty shareholders who couldn't be charmed or threatened.

记得上美术课的第一天,看着眼前这个相当老的老头,跳进我脑子的第一个印象是:这是个软硬不吃的老头子,和课前想象的老和尚差不了多少。

The first day of art class, I took one look at him and I saw this quiet old man who looked like he wouldn't take any crap from anyone.