hard-won
adjective /ˌhɑːd ˈwʌn/
/ˌhɑːrd ˈwʌn/
[usually before noun]- that you only get after fighting or working hard for it
经奋斗(或努力)得到的;来之不易的 - 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。
Collocations DictionaryHard-won is used with these nouns:- gain
- She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.