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tough

英[tʌf] 美[tʌf]
  • adj. 强硬的;棘手的,难办的;艰苦的;严厉的;牢固的,强壮的;坚强的,坚韧的
  • adv. 以强硬的态度;强硬地,顽强地
  • n. 暴徒; 恶棍
toughly tougher toughest toughness
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详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 强硬的,坚固的
    2. 棘手的
    3. 坚强的,不屈不挠的,坚韧不拔的,能吃苦耐劳的
    4. 老的,难切开的,嚼不烂的
    5. 倒霉的
    6. 顽固的,固执的
    7. 无法无天的
    8. 健壮的
    9. 艰难的,艰苦的
    10. 无情的,严厉的
    adv. (副词)
    1. 以强硬的态度,不妥协地
    n. (名词)
    1. <美>恶棍,粗暴的人,无赖,流氓,歹徒,暴徒
    2. 顽童
    v. (动词)
    1. 坚持,挨过,忍耐困难
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 坚韧的 not easily cut
    2. 坚强的 able to endure hardship
    3. 粗暴的 rough
    4. 老的,硬的 hard to cut or chew
    5. 严格的,强硬的 severe
    6. 困难的 difficult

英英释义

Noun:
  1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

  2. an aggressive and violent young criminal

  3. a cruel and brutal fellow

Adjective:
  1. not given to gentleness or sentimentality;

    "a tough character"

  2. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution;

    "a rugged competitive examination"
    "the rugged conditions of frontier life"
    "the competition was tough"
    "it's a tough life"
    "it was a tough job"

  3. physically toughened;

    "the tough bottoms of his feet"

  4. substantially made or constructed;

    "sturdy steel shelves"
    "sturdy canvas"
    "a tough all-weather fabric"
    "some plastics are as tough as metal"

  5. violent and lawless;

    "the more ruffianly element"
    "tough street gangs"

  6. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad');

    "my throat feels bad"
    "she felt bad all over"
    "he was feeling tough after a restless night"

  7. resistant to cutting or chewing

  8. unfortunate or hard to bear;

    "had hard luck"
    "a tough break"

  9. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe;

    "a baffling problem"
    "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"
    "a problematic situation at home"

双语例句

1. We'll face a tough fight in the upcoming election.
在即将到来的选举中,我们将面临一场恶斗。

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2. The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.
牛排老得嚼不动,豌豆像子弹一样硬。

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3. They believe that a tough, materially poor childhood is character-building.
他们认为一个艰难贫困的童年有助于性格的培养。

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4. I think it was very brave of him to tough it out.
我认为他坚持到底非常勇敢。

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5. She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer.
她很强硬,不达目的誓不罢休。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The government is taking a tough line on drug abuse.
      政府对滥用麻醉药品采取强硬方针。
    2. I am well aware that this is a tough job.
      我深知这是一件棘手的工作。
    3. Conditions are rather tough here.
      这里条件比较艰苦。
    4. The law is tough on offenders.
      该法律对违法者处罚很严厉。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. A gang of toughs attacked the police.
      一群暴徒袭击了警察。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. He has a tough character.
      他有一个坚韧的性格。
    2. She is a tough person.
      她是一个坚强的人。
    3. This is a tough problem.
      这是一个难题。
    用作表语 S+be+~
    1. He is dreadfully tough.
      他极其粗鲁。
    2. The meat is inedibly tough.
      这肉老得不能吃。
    3. This policy is very tough.
      这个政策是很强硬的。
    S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
    1. They are very tough on drunk drivers.
      他们对酒后驾车者十分严格。
    S+be+~+to- v
    1. He is tough to work with.
      他很难共事。

用法讲解

  1. tough作形容词时可表示“凶恶的”的意思,还可作名词表示“恶棍”的意思,都是美式英语的用法。
用作形容词 (adj.)
get tough with
    采用强硬手段take severe measures
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词 副词+~ ~+动词 ~+介词

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