tough

英[tʌf]美[tʌf]

adj.棘手的，坚强的，粗野的，治安很差的，艰难的，强硬的，坚固的，嚼不动的，倒霉的；

n.暴徒；

v.坚持；

adv.坚强地；

复数：toughs;

副词：toughly;

名词：toughness;

例句

You have to be tough with these young thugs.对这些青年暴徒态度一定要强硬。

A spell of tough luck discouraged him.一段时间的厄运使他失去了勇气。

I know it’s going to be tough, but I think I’m in with a sporting chance of winning.我知道会很难，但是我想我还是有相当大的获胜机会。

Are you sure you’re physically tough enough for this job?你确信你有足够的体力胜任这份工作吗？

He is tough to work with.他很难共事。

This is a tough problem.这是一个难题。

This policy is very tough.这个*策是很强硬的。

They are very tough on drunk drivers.他们对酒后驾车者十分严格。

The meat is too tough to eat.这肉老得不能吃。

She is a tough person.她是一个坚强的人。

英语六级真题

A study by Mannaz, a leadership development company, suggests that, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated completely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management – at least in America and Europe.

It is eradicating the tough aspects of management

He has a tough problem to solve.

The actor type works better in tough negotiations.

Psychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in rounds as diverse as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs, and coping with tragic illness.

It has encountered increasingly tougher challenges.

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But now, that insurance has run out for him, and he has to make tough choices.

Extreme conditions produce extremely tough plants.

give yourself the resources to be tough by creating internal and external recovery periods.

It's tough to quantify how good a person is at remembering.

The big difference between "drought-tolerant" plants and these tough plants: metabolism.

We believe that the longer we tough it out, the tougher we are, and therefore the more successful we will be.

We often take a militaristic, "tough" approach to resilience and determination like a Marine pulling himself through the mud, a boxer going one more round, or a football player picking himself up off the ground for one more play.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

坚强的;吃苦耐劳的;坚韧不拔的

A tough person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering.

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ADJ-GRADED

粗野的;粗暴的

If you describe someone as tough, you mean that they are rough and violent.

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ADJ-GRADED

治安很差的；充满犯罪与暴力的

A tough place or area is considered to have a lot of crime and violence.

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ADJ-GRADED

艰难的;困苦的;难熬的

A tough way of life or period of time is difficult or full of suffering.

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ADJ-GRADED

棘手的;难办的;难解决的

A tough task or problem is difficult to do or solve.

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ADJ-GRADED

(*策或行动)强硬的，严厉的

Tough policies or actions are strict and firm.

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ADJ-GRADED

坚固的;坚韧的;牢固的

A tough substance is strong, and difficult to break, cut, or tear.

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ADJ-GRADED

(肉)非常老的，切不下的，嚼不动的

Tough meat is difficult to cut and chew.

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PHRASE

不泄气;坚持不懈

If someone who is trying to achieve something hangs tough, they remain determined and do not give up, even when there are difficulties or problems.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

坚韧的

坚强的

粗暴的

老的, 硬的

严格的, 强硬的

困难的

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

剽悍的；粗野的

难切开的；嚼不烂的；老的

坚固的；不易切开（或打破、撕破等）的

不幸的；倒霉的

n.

粗暴的人；暴徒；恶棍

vt.

[美国口语]忍耐，忍受；熬过(常与 out连用)

adv.

顽强地

粗暴地

猛烈地

英英词典释义

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;

2. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution;

3. physically toughened;

4. substantially made or constructed;

5. violent and lawless;

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

7. tough to cut or chew

8. unfortunate or hard to bear;