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tough

基本词汇

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

副词: toughly 比较级: tougher 最高级: toughest 名词: toughness

相关列句
His record reveals a tough streak.(他的经历说明他个性坚强。)
It's going to be tough, but these guys learn quickly.(这会很难,但是这些家伙们学得很快。)
He wants to be the tough rebel who bucks the system.(他想成为抗拒体制的强硬叛逆者。)
I had set myself a tough assignment.(我给自己定了一项艰巨任务。)
He plays the tough guy in the movie.(他在电影中扮演硬汉。)
She is bright, tough and spunky.(她聪明、顽强而且干劲十足。)
It was a tough race and I had to pace myself.(那是一场艰难的比赛,我必须放稳自己的步调。)
He is known for taking a tough line on security.(他以在安全方面采取强硬路线而闻名。)
Their quarterback is one tough hombre.(他们的四分卫是个壮汉。)
The new democracies face tough challenges.(新生的民主国家面临严峻的挑战。)
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adj.(形容词)
  • 强硬的,坚固的
  • 棘手的
  • 坚强的,不屈不挠的,坚韧不拔的,能吃苦耐劳的
  • 老的,难切开的,嚼不烂的
  • 倒霉的
  • 顽固的,固执的
  • 无法无天的
  • 健壮的
  • 艰难的,艰苦的
  • 无情的,严厉的
adv.(副词)
  • 以强硬的态度,不妥协地
n.(名词)
  • 恶棍,粗暴的人,无赖,流氓,歹徒,暴徒
  • 顽童
v.(动词)
  • 坚持,挨过,忍耐困难
adj.(形容词)
  • 坚韧的 not easily cut
  • 坚强的 able to endure hardship
  • 粗暴的 rough
  • 老的,硬的 hard to cut or chew
  • 严格的,强硬的 severe
  • 困难的 difficult

noun

1. a cruel and brutal fellow

Synonym: bullyhooliganruffianroughneckrowdyyobyoboyobbo

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: bafflingelusiveknottyproblematicproblematical

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

1. 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.

e.g. He built up a reputation as a tough businessman...
他树立了铁面生意人的名声。
e.g. She is tough and ambitious.
她坚韧顽强,满怀抱负。

toughness
Mrs Potter has won a reputation for toughness and determination on her way to the top.
波特夫人在奋斗到上层的过程中赢得了坚韧和果敢的声誉。

2. 粗野的;粗暴的
If you describe someone as tough, you mean that they are rough and violent.

tough什么意思

e.g. He had shot three people dead earning himself a reputation as a tough guy.
他因枪杀三人得到了暴徒的恶名。

3. 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.

e.g. She doesn't seem cut out for this tough neighbourhood...
她似乎不适合在这个治安恶劣的社区生活。
e.g. Arthur grew up in a tough city.
阿瑟在一个到处是暴力与犯罪的城市长大。

4. 艰难的;困苦的;难熬的
A tough way of life or period of time is difficult or full of suffering.

e.g. She had a pretty tough childhood…
她的童年非常不幸。
e.g. It's been a tough day…
这是难熬的一天。

5. 棘手的;难办的;难解决的
A tough task or problem is difficult to do or solve.

e.g. It was a very tough decision but we feel we made the right one...
这是个困难的决定,但是我们认为我们做出了正确的选择。
e.g. Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet…
不管是谁赢得选举都将面对复苏经济的棘手任务。

6. (政策或行动)强硬的,严厉的
Tough policies or actions are strict and firm.

e.g. He is known for taking a tough line on security...
他因在安全问题上采取强硬路线而闻名。
e.g. He announced tough measures to limit the money supply.
他公布了限制货币供应的严厉措施。

7. 坚固的;坚韧的;牢固的
A tough substance is strong, and difficult to break, cut, or tear.

e.g. In industry, diamond can form a tough, non-corrosive coating for tools.
在工业上,金刚石可以用作工具表面坚固、耐腐蚀的覆盖层。
e.g. …dark brown beans with a rather tough outer skin.
有着相当坚韧外壳的深棕色豆类

8. (肉)非常老的,切不下的,嚼不动的
Tough meat is difficult to cut and chew.

tough的意思

e.g. 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。

9. 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.

e.g. The White House is hanging tough for a good agreement to be reached.
白宫为达成一项有利协议寸步不让。

10. a tough row to hoe -> see hoe
a tough nut -> see nut

相关词组:tough out

1. 韧:又比如1990年有一篇高考阅读理解叫Annealing(退火),它讲的是如何通过annealing来使金属变硬(hard)、变软(soft)、变脆(brittle)、变韧(tough)等. 我们可以想象假如有一个考生是铁匠的儿子,那么他做这篇阅读理解肯定要比一般的考生容易得多.

2. 坚强:波登在文章一开始就表明,王建民是个坚强(tough)的人. 波登引用了一个过去的小故事:2005年春训时,还没登上大联盟的王建民只算得上小咖,一天建仔因守备训练出错被罚跑球场一圈,依照惯例他必须挑一个倒楣队友「陪跑」,

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  • 常用短语

  • 常用例句

  • 词汇搭配

  • 经典引文

看电影

A:What do you want to do tonight?
你今晚打算做什么?

B:Do you want to see a movie? I heard there’s a new horror film playing tonight.
你想看电影吗?我听说今晚有部新的恐怖片放映。

tough在线翻译

A:You know I don’t like horror films!
你知道我不喜欢恐怖片。

tough什么意思

B:I’m only teasing. There’s also an adventure film and a cartoon playing tonight.
和你开玩笑呢!今晚还有探险片和卡通片。

A:What’s the cartoon? Is it the new Pixar film about cars?
是什么卡通片?是皮克斯公司新品的关于小汽车的新片吗?

B:Yes, that’s the name, actuallB: Cars.
是的,确切的名字是Cars。

tough在线翻译

A:That might be a good way to start the weekend. I’m not in the mood for anything too heavy.
这也许是度过周末的好方法。我不想再做繁重的事情了。

B:I know what you mean. We’ve both had a tough week.
我理解你的意思。我们这周都过得太辛苦了。

A:Which theater is Cars playing at?
哪家影院在放映这部片子?

tough什么意思

B:It’s at the Paramount 16.
派拉蒙16.

A:That’s the one on the west side of town, right?
是城镇西部的那个,对吗?

B:Yeah, it should only take about 15 minutes to get there.
是的,只要15 分钟就能到。

A:When does it start?
什么时候开始?

B:Let’s see… the paper says that it starts at 7:15, but I think we should get there early to get a good seat.
我想想,报纸上说7 点15 开始,但我觉得我们应该早些去占个好位子。

A:Ok, well it’s 5:00 now, so let’s have dinner and then we can go.
我吧,现在已经5 点了,我们去吃晚饭然后就出发吧。

tough

B:Sounds good. I’ll drive if you make dinner.
听起来不错,如果你做晚饭我就开车。

A:How about the other way around?
换一种方式怎么样?

用作形容词(adj.)
    采用强硬手段take severe measures
用作形容词(adj.)
  • He has a tough character.
    他有一个坚韧的性格。
  • She is a tough person.
    她是一个坚强的人。
  • This is a tough problem.
    这是一个难题。
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词副词+~~+动词~+介词
  • The dermis, the tough fibrous tissue of the skin.

    出自:Health Now
  • A tough impact-resistant thermoplastic housing.

    出自:Skin Diver
  • 词源解说

  • ☆ 直接源自古英语的toh;最初源自古日耳曼语的tankhuz,意为困难的。
  • 高考真题例句

  • 考研真题例句

高考真题例句 OG 1.tough

Life must be pretty tough for his family now.

现在他的家庭生活一定很艰难。

2019全国卷

考研真题例句 OG 1.tough

Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly.

想想看,15个人聚在一起有多难,更别说50个人了,而且他们都相处得很好。

2020英语二

考研真题例句 OG 2.tough

Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today.

皮特.施耐德认为如今人生进阶更加艰难。

2016英语二

考研真题例句 OG 3.tough

Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going through tough times.

有时候很容易感觉不好,因为你正在经历艰难的时期。

2015英语二

考研真题例句 OG 1.tough

It needs tougher enforcement.

它需要更强硬的执法。

2020英语二

考研真题例句 OG 2.tough

Researchers should improve their standards, he wrote in Nature in 2012, but journals should also take a tougher line.

他2012年在《自然》杂志上写道,研究人员应该提高自己的业务水平,但是杂志也应该严格把关。

2015英语一

考研真题例句 OG 3.tough

It is as though 20 years of ever-tougher reforms of the job search and benefit administration system never happened.

这就好像,20年来对求职和福利管理体制进行的越来越严厉的改革,从未发生过。

2014英语一

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