hard-core

hard-core — 名詞

IPA/ˌhɑːd ˈkɔː(r)/
IPA/ˌhɑːrd ˈkɔːr/

1. the tightly-knit cluster of members inside a larger organisation whose commitmen

1.名詞B2
釋義

核心成員

團體中最投入、最忠誠的一群人

the tightly-knit cluster of members inside a larger organisation whose commitment is far stronger than that of most other members, and who keep going even when others lose interest.

例句

The hard core of the party refused to accept any compromise on the new policy.

該政黨的核心成員拒絕在新政策上做出任何妥協。

the hard core of + group noun

A hard core of volunteers kept the shelter open every night, even after funding was cut.

即使資金被砍了，一群核心志工仍然每晚讓收容所保持開放。

a hard core of + plural noun

常見搭配
  • hard core of supporters
  • hard core of members
  • hard core of activists
  • party's hard core
  • movement's hard core
  • part of the hard core
  • among the hard core
同義詞
  • inner circle

    emphasises exclusivity and closeness rather than ideological commitment

  • cadre

    more formal, often used in political or military contexts

  • nucleus

    suggests the smallest essential group around which an organisation grows

  • old guard

    stresses longevity and resistance to change, sometimes with a conservative tone

反義詞
  • the masses

    the general, less committed membership as opposed to the active few

  • fringe

    the outer, less committed or less influential members of a group

文法句型

the hard core of + group noun

a hard core of + plural noun

用法筆記

Often used with a possessive (the party's hard core, the movement's hard core) or with 'of' to name the larger group. The noun is singular in form but refers to a collective group of people.

常見錯誤

The hard-core of workers went on strike' (no article when 'the' is needed).
The hard core of workers went on strike.
The phrase 'the hard core' always needs a determiner (the, a, its).
A hardcore of three members' (spelling should be two-word noun form).
A hard core of three members.
As a noun, it is written as two words without a hyphen.

2. crushed stones, bricks, or similar hard debris compacted to create a stable foun

2.名詞C1
釋義

碎石底層

鋪路用的碎磚石底層

crushed stones, bricks, or similar hard debris compacted to create a stable foundation under roads, paths, or building floors.

例句

The builders laid a thick layer of hard core before pouring the concrete slab.

工人們在澆築水泥板之前先鋪了一層厚厚的碎石底層。

layer of hard core

Old bricks were broken up and used as hard core for the new garden path.

舊磚塊被打碎後用作新花園小徑的碎石底層。

used as hard core

常見搭配
  • layer of hard core
  • spread hard core
  • compact hard core
  • hard-core base
  • hard-core fill
  • tons of hard core
同義詞
  • hardcore

    same meaning, common single-word spelling in British construction contexts

  • rubble fill

    more specific term used in building specifications

文法句型

hard core as + noun

layer of hard core

用法筆記

Almost exclusively British English. In American English, terms like 'gravel base,' 'crushed stone,' or 'rubble fill' are used instead. This sense is always uncountable — you never say 'a hard core' to mean a quantity of broken stone.

常見錯誤

We need a hard core for the foundation' (countable use).
We need some hard core for the foundation.
In this sense, 'hard core' is uncountable.
Hardcore is used in American construction' (wrong regional association).
Hard core is used in British construction.
This is a British English term; Americans say 'gravel base' or 'rubble fill.'

hard-core — 形容詞

IPA/ˌhɑːdˈkɔːr/
IPA/ˌhɑːrdˈkɔːr/

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • hard-core fan
  • hard-core member
  • hard-core supporter
  • hard-core follower

副詞搭配

  • truly hard-core
  • pretty hard-core
  • genuinely hard-core

常用片語

  • the hard core of the group
  • hard core in its approach

介系詞搭配

  • hard-core about