take something hardUPSETto be very upset about something, especially bad news 对某事〔尤指坏消息〕感到悲伤[难过] Alan took his mother’s death particularly hard. 母亲的去世让艾伦特别伤心。
take something hard• Dad didn't say much, but I could tell he took it hard.
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