tough

tough读音音标

英 [tʌf]

美 [tʌf]

tough意思解释

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)

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

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

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.)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。用作名词(n.)A gang of toughs attacked the police.一群暴徒袭击了警察。