tough的意思

基本释义

• adj 艰苦的，困难的；坚强的，不屈不挠的；坚韧的，牢固的；强壮的，结实的

  physically or emotionally strong and able to deal with difficult situations

• n 恶棍

  someone who often behaves in a violent way

• v 坚持；忍受，忍耐
• adv 强硬地，顽强地

例句

1. The men who work on the oil rigs are a tough bunch.

   在石油钻塔上工作的都是吃苦耐劳的人。

2. He has a tough character.

   他有一个坚韧的性格。

3. She is a tough person.

   她是一个坚强的人。

4. This is a tough problem.

   这是一个难题。

短语

• tough guy [美口]硬汉
• tough it out [美国口语]勇敢地承受；坚持到底
• get tough with [口语]对…强硬起来
• tough cookie 非常坚强的人；不易动感情的人；自信者
• tough luck 坏运气；真不走运

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反义词

英英释义

noun 1. a cruel and brutal fellow Synonym: bully, ho 2. an aggressive and violent young criminal Synonym: hoodhoodlumgoonpunkthugtoughiestrong-armer 3. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing Synonym: street fighter adj 1. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') e.g. my throat feels bad she felt bad all over he was feeling tough after a restless night Synonym: bad 2. substantially made or constructed e.g. sturdy steel shelves sturdy canvas a tough all-weather fabric some plastics are as tough as metal Synonym: sturdy 3. making great mental demands hard to comprehend or solve or believe e.g. a baffling problem I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast a problematic situation at home Synonym: baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematic, al 4. very difficult severely testing stamina or resolution e.g. a rugged competitive examination the rugged conditions of frontier life the competition was tough it's a tough life it was a tough job Synonym: rugged 5. unfortunate or hard to bear e.g. had hard luck a tough break Synonym: hard 6. resistant to cutting or chewing 7. physically toughened e.g. the tough bottoms of his feet Synonym: toughened 8. not given to gentleness or sentimentality e.g. a tough character 9. violent and lawless e.g. the more ruffianly element tough street gangs Synonym: ruffianly

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