tough

单词音标

tough音标[tʌf]

汉语翻译

n. 恶棍

a. 强硬的, 艰苦的, 坚固的, 坚韧的, 粗暴的, 咬不动的

【经】 艰苦的

相关词组:

get tough with sb

as tough as old boots

词型变化

名词:toughness副词:toughly形容词比较级:tougher*高级:toughest

英语解释

名词 tough:

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：hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, toughie, strong-armer

a cruel and brutal fellow

同义词：bully, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

形容词 tough:

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

同义词：rugged

physically toughened

同义词：toughened

substantially made or constructed

同义词：sturdy

violent and lawless

同义词：ruffianly

feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough\' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad\')

同义词：bad

resistant to cutting or chewing

unfortunate or hard to bear

同义词：hard

making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

同义词：baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical

例句

A lot of people would have resigned in the face of such accusations, but he stayed and toughed it out.

面对这样的指责，许多人都会辞职的，然而他却留下并硬是挺了过来。

The company faces tough competition.

这家公司面临着艰难的竞争。

We won the contract but only through a lot of tough negotiating.

我们赢得了合同，但是却经过了多次不屈不挠的谈判才达到目的。