tough
tough 英 [tʌf] 美 [tʌf]
adj. 艰苦的；坚韧的，牢固的；健壮的；粗暴的；
名词复数:toughs 比较级:tougher 最高级:toughest
- The adjective tough is good for describing hard times. If you just got mugged, lost your job, got the flu, and broke your toe, you're having a really tough week.
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- adj. 艰苦的；坚韧的，牢固的；健壮的；粗暴的；
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1. He plays the tough guy in the movie.
他在电影中扮演硬汉。
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2. She's been having a tough time lately.
她最近的日子一直很难熬。
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3. It was a tough decision to make.
那是个很难做的决定。
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4. a tough childhood
苦难的童年
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5. teachers started to get tough with bullies.
教师开始对横行霸道的学生开始采取严厉措施了。
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6. a tough breed of cattle
健壮型的牛
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7. He's not tough enough for a career in sales.
他干推销这一行缺少足够的韧劲。
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8. You think you're so tough, don't you?
你以为自己够厉害的，是不是？
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9. a tough pair of shoes
一双结实的鞋子
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10. The reptile's skin is tough.
这种爬行动物的皮肤坚韧。
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11. ‘I failed by one point.’ ‘That's tough luck.’
“我差一分没及格。”“运气真不好。”
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12. You're just going to have to tough it out.
你只好硬着头皮撑到底了。
- tough (adj.) Old English toh "strong and firm in texture, tenacious, sticky," from Proto-Germanic *tanhu- (source also of Middle Low German tege, Middle Dutch taey, Dutch taai, Old High German zach, German zäh), which Watkins suggests is from PIE *denk- "to bite," from the notion of "holding fast." See rough for spelling change.
- tough (n.) "street ruffian," 1866, American English, from tough (adj.).
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