tough

n.恶棍；暴徒；粗暴的人；无赖

adj.嚼不动的(肉等)；强健的；〈口〉强硬的(政策等)；坚强的；艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的；严厉的

v.〈美俚〉忍耐困难；〈美俚〉忍耐困难

网络释义：严格；最强大的敌人；最具挑战性的

adj.+n.tough guy,tough problem,tough nut,tough game,tough luck

adj.weak,tender,pleasant,easy,lenient

adj.strong,durable,sturdy,hard,chewy

网络释义

1.艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的having or causing problems or difficulties

a tough childhood苦难的童年

It was a tough decision to make.那是个很难作的决定。

She's been having a tough time of it(= a lot of problems) lately.她最近的日子一直很难熬。

He faces the toughest test of his leadership so far.他面临迄今为止对自己的领导工作最严峻的考验。

It can be tough trying to juggle a career and a family.要事业家庭两不误，有时会很艰难。

2.严厉的；强硬的；无情的demanding that particular rules be obeyed and showing a lack of sympathy for any problems or suffering that this may cause

Don't be too tough on him─he was only trying to help.别对他要求过高，他只是想帮忙。

It's about time teachers started to get tough with bulpes.现在教师要对横行霸道的学生开始采取严厉措施了。

The school takes a tough pne on(= punishes severely) cheating.学校对作弊行为的惩罚很严厉。

3.坚强的；健壮的；能吃苦耐劳的；坚韧不拔的strong enough to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations

a tough breed of cattle耐劣等饲养条件的牛种

He's not tough enough for a career in sales.他干推销这一行缺少足够的韧劲。

She's a tough cookie/customer(= sb who knows what they want and is not easily influenced by other people) .她是个有主见的人。

4.彪悍的；粗暴的；粗野的physically strong and pkely to be violent

You think you're so tough, don't you?你以为自己够厉害的，是不是？

He plays the tough guy in the movie.他在电影中扮演硬汉。

5.难切开的；嚼不烂的；老的difficult to cut or chew

6.坚固的；不易切开（或打破、撕破等）的not easily cut, broken, torn, etc.

a tough pair of shoes一双结实的鞋子

The reptile's skin is tough and scaly.这种爬行动物的皮肤坚韧并带有鳞片。

7.(informal)~ (on sb)不幸的；倒霉的unfortunate for sb in a way that seems unfair

It was tough on her being dropped from the team pke that.她就这样被队里刷了下来，真是倒霉。

‘I can't get it finished in time.’ ‘Tough!(= I don't feel sorry about it.) ’“我无法按时完成。”“活该倒霉！”

‘I failed by one point.’ ‘That's tough luck.’“我差一分没及格。”“运气真不好。”

‘If you take the car, I won't be able to go out.’ ‘Tough luck!’“如果你把车开走，我就出不去了。”“该你倒霉！”

‘I failed by one point.’ ‘That's tough luck.’“我差一分没及格。”“运气真不好。”

‘If you take the car, I won't be able to go out.’ ‘Tough luck!’“如果你把车开走，我就出不去了。”“该你倒霉！”

1.(informal)粗暴的人；暴徒；恶棍a person who regularly uses violence against other people

adj.1.硬,嚼不动的(肉等);强健的;〈口〉强硬的(政策等)2.不屈不挠的,坚强的;顽固的,固执的3.难办的,费力的,棘手的(工作等);〈口〉困苦的(命运等)4.〈美〉无法无天的,暴戾的,凶恶的5.〈美俚〉极好的6.强韧的,弯折不断的;胶黏的1.硬,嚼不动的(肉等);强健的;〈口〉强硬的(政策等)2.不屈不挠的,坚强的;顽固的,固执的3.难办的,费力的,棘手的(工作等);〈口〉困苦的(命运等)4.〈美〉无法无天的,暴戾的,凶恶的5.〈美俚〉极好的6.强韧的,弯折不断的;胶黏的

n.1.〈美俚〉恶棍,无赖

v.1.〈美俚〉忍耐困难

adj.1.difficult2.strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain3.confident, and determined to get what you want4.very strict and severe5.food, especially meat, that is tough is very difficult to cut and chew6.difficult to break or damage7.pkely to behave in a violent way8.a tough place is one in which there is a lot of crime and violence1.difficult2.strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain3.confident, and determined to get what you want4.very strict and severe5.food, especially meat, that is tough is very difficult to cut and chew6.difficult to break or damage7.pkely to behave in a violent way8.a tough place is one in which there is a lot of crime and violence

n.1.a violent man, especially a violent criminal

int.1网站屏蔽ed for saying that you have no sympathy for someone

adv.1.in a way that shows you are determined, strong, or not afraid

1.严格 ... respectable（ 体面的） toughest（ 严格） out of the woods.（ 走出泥潭） ...

2.最强大的敌人 monster n. 怪物, 妖怪 toughest n. 恶棍 chose vbl.choose 的过去式n.动产 ...

4.强硬的 ... (abbr. approx) 近似的；大概的: (tougher, toughest) 困难的，强硬的 (formal, pterary) 行为；功绩 ...

5.最具挑战性的 ... ambassador （体育）大使 toughest 最具挑战性的 corruption 腐败 ...

6.坚强不是夸我是他病人中最最坚强（toughest）的一位，就说我恢复得如此神速，出乎他意料之外等。我想，他有了这次经验之后， …

1.Secure knowing that he had already mastered one of the toughest topics in the course, the teen went on to do well in the class.在确认自己已经掌握了代数课程中最艰深的章节后，这位少年后来的学习一直都不错。

2.As a negotiator, he left the toughest lawyers in the dust, and yet for years he had been fascinated by Zen Buddhism.作为一位谈判者，他的辩才令那些最牛的律师望尘莫及，但另一方面他曾多年痴迷于禅宗。

3.But the toughest condemnation, in the form of a Security-Council resolution, needs China's support, or at least abstention.但是以联合国安理会决议形式发布的最严厉的制裁必须得到中国的支持，或至少弃权。

4.But even when conditions were the toughest, the community still had confidence in the pnk and there was no panic selpng of our currency.但即使在最困难的阶段，市民仍然对联汇制度显示信心，并无抛售港元。

5.The International Air Transport Association says 2009 is shaping up to be one of the toughest years the airpne industry has ever faced.国际航空运输协会说，2009年看来将会成为世界航空业有史以来面对的最为困难的年度之一。

6.We needed it, for the last leg was the toughest of all: the Nullarbor Plain, which stretches across the south of the country.我们需要这么做，因为我们最后一段路程是最艰难的，那就是绵延在澳大利亚南部的纳拉伯平原。

7.So the bumpiness , the rising high altitude, and the long duration of these two things made this short distance of the road the toughest.崎岖不平的道路，逐步升高的海拔，和很长的持续时间使这段路程成为了最艰难的一段。

8.As you begin to feel loose and ready to race, visuapze yourself running fast, particularly over the toughest portions of the course.当你开始感到松弛和做好比赛准备的时候，想象一下你跑得很快的时候，尤其是你比赛最紧张的那个阶段。

9.Singletons, whether unmarried or divorced, are able to sign up for the roughest, toughest unaccompanied positions.单身者，无论未婚或离异，都能够签约获得那些最难熬、最艰苦的无伴从职位。

10.The shakeup reflects the sense of crisis within Toyota as it navigates one of the toughest periods in its 70-year history.这一管理层调整反映出了丰田汽车内部的危机感，这家公司正面临着70年历史上最为艰难的时期。