tough
英 [tʌf] 美 [tʌf]

adj.

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

n.

粗暴的人；暴徒，恶棍；

vt.

忍耐，忍受（常与out连用）；

adv.

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

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

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

• 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

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• tough competition激烈的竞争

副词+～

• dreadfully tough极其粗鲁的

～+动词

• tough to work with很难与…共事

～+介词

• 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

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

wholesome, fit, robust, strong, sound, tough, healthy, sturdy, vigorous, well

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

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。

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