中文翻译与英英解释 | adj.
1.强韧的，弯折不断的；胶黏的。
2.硬，嚼不动的(肉等)；强健的；〔口语〕强硬的(政策等)。
3.不屈不挠的，坚强的；顽固的，固执的。
4.〔美国〕无法无天的，暴戾的，凶恶的。
5.难办的，费力的，棘手的(工作等)；〔口语〕困苦的(命运等)。
6.〔美俚〕极好的。
n.
〔美俚〕恶棍，无赖。 a tough customer 〔口语〕粗鲁的家伙。 a tough guy 〔美国〕无赖。 Things are tough. 生活艰难。 a tough story 难以相信的故事。 Tough! 〔俚语〕不见得吧! get tough 〔美俚〕凶恶起来；行动勇敢。 have a tough time of it 日子不好过。 tough luck 〔美俚〕时运不佳；不幸。
vi.
〔美俚〕忍耐困难。 tough it out 忍耐过去。 -ness 韧度，韧性。
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| resistant to cutting or chewing
| | physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"
同义词：toughened,
| | not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
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| feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough'' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad''); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
同义词：bad,
| | substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"
同义词：sturdy,
| | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe; "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"
同义词：baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical,
| | very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it''s a tough life"; "it was a tough job"
同义词：rugged,
| | unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"
同义词：hard,
| | violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
同义词：ruffianly,
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| a cruel and brutal fellow
同义词：bully, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo,
| | an aggressive and violent young criminal
同义词：hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, toughie, strong-armer,
| | someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
同义词：street fighter,
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例句与用法 | 1. | The steak was so tough that he couldn't eat it .
那牛排硬得他没法吃。
| | 2. | In fact i know such tough guys .
实际上我是了解那些铁石心肠的人的。
| | 3. | She is tough and strong and clever .
她很坚强，身体也好，人又机灵。
| | 4. | We had better then be as tough as nails .
我们最好要做到冷酷无情。
| | 5. | Eskimos use seal to make tough threads .
爱斯基摩人用海豹皮做坚韧的线。
| | 6. | He has to associate with tough criminals .
他与那些死不悔改的囚犯打交道。
| | 7. | He 'll never pay up unless you get tough with him .
他是决不会把钱付清的。
| | 8. | Mrs. thatcher is a tough lady .
撒切尔夫人是个坚韧不拔的女人。
| | 9. | Charts should therefore be printed on tough paper .
海图应以耐磨的纸张印刷。
| | 10. | When there 's a tough job , he always rushes to do it .
是重活，他都抢着干。
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