tough
英 [tʌf] 美 [tʌf]
adj. 艰苦的; 艰难的; 棘手的; 严厉的; 强硬的; 无情的; 坚强的; 健壮的; 能吃苦耐劳的; 坚韧不拔的n. 粗暴的人; 暴徒; 恶棍v. 坚持; 忍受,忍耐adv. 强硬地; 顽强地
牛津词典
adj.
困难 difficult
艰苦的;艰难的;棘手的
having or causing problems or difficultiesa tough childhood
苦难的童年It was a tough decision to make.
那是个很难作的决定。She's been having a tough time of it (= a lot of problems) lately.
她最近的日子一直很难熬。He faces the toughest test of his leadership so far.
他面临迄今为止对自己的领导工作最严峻的考验。It can be tough trying to juggle a career and a family.
要事业家庭两不误,有时会很艰难。
严格;坚定 strict/firm
严厉的;强硬的;无情的
demanding that particular rules be obeyed and showing a lack of sympathy for any problems or suffering that this may causeDon't be too tough on him─he was only trying to help.
别对他要求过严,他只是想帮忙。It's about time teachers started to get tough with bullies.
现在教师该对横行霸道的学生开始采取严厉措施了。The school takes a tough line on (= punishes severely) cheating.
学校对作弊行为的惩罚很严厉。
强壮 strong
坚强的;健壮的;能吃苦耐劳的;坚韧不拔的
strong enough to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situationsa tough breed of cattle
健壮型的牛He's not tough enough for a career in sales.
他干推销这一行缺少足够的韧劲。She's a tough cookie/customer (= sb who knows what they want and is not easily influenced by other people) .
她是个有主见的人。
彪悍的;粗暴的;粗野的
physically strong and likely to be violentYou think you're so tough, don't you?
你以为自己够厉害的,是不是?He plays the tough guy in the movie.
他在电影中扮演硬汉。
肉 meat
难切开的;嚼不烂的;老的
difficult to cut or chew不易损坏 not easily damaged
坚固的;不易切开(或打破、撕破等)的
not easily cut, broken, torn, etc.a tough pair of shoes
一双结实的鞋子The reptile's skin is tough and scaly.
这种爬行动物的皮肤坚韧并带有鳞片。
不幸 unfortunate
不幸的;倒霉的
unfortunate for sb in a way that seems unfairIt was tough on her being dropped from the team like that.
她就这样被队里刷了下来,真是倒霉。‘I can't get it finished in time.’ ‘Tough! (= I don't feel sorry about it.) ’
“我无法按时完成。”“活该倒霉!”
noun
粗暴的人;暴徒;恶棍
a person who regularly uses violence against other people
verb
verb