tough
坚强的,坚韧的,不屈不挠的;艰苦的,困难的,难办的;牢固的,强壮的;粗暴的
粗暴的人;暴徒,恶棍;
忍耐,忍受(常与out连用);
强硬地,顽强地;以强硬的态度;
变形
复数:toughs过去式:toughed过去分词:toughed现在分词:toughing第三人称单数:toughs
双语释义
- 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
英英释义
tough[ tʌf ]
- n.
- someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
同义词:street fighter
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
同义词:hoodhoodlumgoonpunkthugtoughiestrong-armer
- a cruel and brutal fellow
同义词:bullyhooliganruffianroughneckrowdyyobyoboyobbo
- someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
- adj.
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality
"a tough character"
- very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
"the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
同义词:rugged
- physically toughened
"the tough bottoms of his feet"
同义词:toughened
- substantially made or constructed
"a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
同义词:sturdy
- violent and lawless
"tough street gangs"
同义词:ruffianly
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
"he was feeling tough after a restless night"
同义词:bad
- resistant to cutting or chewing
- unfortunate or hard to bear
"a tough break"
同义词:hard
- making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
同义词:bafflingknottyproblematicproblematical
- not given to gentleness or sentimentality
词汇搭配
- tough competition激烈的竞争
- dreadfully tough极其粗鲁的
- tough to work with很难与…共事
- tough on对…很严格
词组短语
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
tough nut大胆果断的人;暴躁的人
tough love严厉的爱(指为起到帮助作用而严厉地对待有问题的人)
hang tough坚持到底,顽强不屈
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“健康的,强健的”的意思,其区别是:
wholesome多指能给人留下身体健康、思想健全或品德良好等印象。
fit既可指健壮又可指健全无病。
robust强调身体强健。
strong既指体格健壮,又指体力或精神上的力量。
sound侧重身体各部分或器官没有病,无任何缺陷,即健康。
tough着重指人的体格健壮。
healthy指身体无病,也可指身心健全、正常的。
sturdy侧重于结实的体格。
vigorous指人强健有力,精力充沛。
well仅指没有疾病,但不一定很健康。
双语例句
- 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。 - I am well aware that this is a tough job.
我深知这是一件棘手的工作。 - Conditions are rather tough here.
这里条件比较艰苦。 - The law is tough on offenders.
该法律对违法者处罚很严厉。
- A gang of toughs attacked the police.
一群暴徒袭击了警察。