| 词汇 | tough |
| 释义 | tough adjective uk /tʌf/ us /tʌf/ toughadjective (STRONG)B2 strong; not easily broken or made weaker: 结实的；坚固的；坚强的 These toys are made from tough plastic.这些玩具是由结实的塑料制成的。 Children's shoes need to be tough.童鞋必须结实。 Synonyms durable hard(SOLID) Opposites delicate(EASILY DAMAGED) fragile having a lot of physical or mental strength strongHe is a big, strong man. strongTwo thirds of voters see him as a strong leader. powerfulHe is the most powerful fighter I have seen in a boxing ring. muscularHe is tall with a muscular body. muscledShe has worked hard to achieve that muscled body. not breaking easily strongYou will need a strong cardboard box to carry all those books. toughCeramic tiles are tougher than plastic shower screens. sturdyYou'll need sturdy boots for this weather. solidYou will need to build a good solid base for your shed. hard-wearingCotton canvas is the most hard-wearing fabric. of a person, able to deal with difficult situations and not be easily defeated, frightened or upset: You have to be tough to be successful in politics. Even tough guys need to cry sometimes. informalTheir lawyer is a real tough customer(= person). C2 severe in limiting what is allowed or in punishing people who do not obey rules or laws: 强硬的；严厉的 Tough new safety standards have been introduced for cars.汽车生产采用了更加严格的新安全标准。 There have been calls for tougher controls/restrictions on what online retailers are allowed to sell.一直有人呼吁要对网上零售商出售的商品种类严加控制／限制。 I think it's time the police got tougher on/with(= treated more severely) people who drink and drive.我觉得警方该对酒后驾车者采取更加严厉的措施。 The government is continuing to take a tough line on terrorism.政府继续对恐怖主义采取强硬的态度。 Synonym strict Opposite lax(NOT CAREFUL) strict strictHer parents were very strict. firmI was always very firm with my children. take a hard line onThe school takes a hard line on bullying. authoritarianThe country was under the rule of an authoritarian leader. stringentStringent safety regulations were introduced after the accident. I can't eat this meat - it's too tough. Polyurethane varnish provides a tough, scratch-resistant finish.聚胺酯罩光漆可以形成一层坚硬防划的表面。 We need a mayor who is tough enough to clean up this town.我们需要一位强硬的市长来整顿这个城市。 You'll need some fairly tough footwear to go walking up mountains. Several governments have adopted tough new anti-terrorist legislation in the wake of the attacks.袭击事件发生后，数国政府已经通过新的立法，严厉打击恐怖主义。 Physically strong and powerful (as) tough as old bootsidiom beefy billy-o brute brute forcephrase bulletproof indestructible indestructibly industrial-strength intensely invincible rugged ruggedly shatterproof shockproof sinewy stalwart violent washboard stomach with a vengeanceidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Strong-willed toughadjective (DIFFICULT)B2 difficult to do or to deal with: 困难的；棘手的 They've had an exceptionally tough life.他们的一生异常艰苦。 They will be a tough team to beat.他们会是一支很难战胜的队伍。 The company is going through a tough time at the moment.公司现在正值困难时期。 We've had to make some very tough decisions.我们不得不作出了一些很艰难的决定。 My boss has given me a tough job/assignment.我的老板给了我一个棘手的活儿／任务。 Many homeless people are facing a tough winter.许多无家可归者正面临严冬的考验。 After some tough bargaining, we finally agreed on a deal.经过艰苦的讨价还价，我们最终达成了一笔交易。 Synonym hard(SEVERE) Opposite easy(COMFORTABLE) It's been a tough six months and I feel I've earned a few weeks off.这半年可真是够辛苦的，我觉得我也该休息几周了。 We'll have to make some tough decisions - there are no easy options.我们不得不作出一些困难的抉择——没有什么容易的选择。 It's going to be a tough competition but I'm mentally prepared for it.那会是场艰苦的比赛，但我在心理上已做好了准备。 This course is really tough, - sometimes I feeling like packing it all in.这门课程太难了——有时候我都想放弃算了。 Now I'm going to ask you a really tough question - are you ready? Complicated and difficult to do advanced ambitious ambitiously another arduous formidable formidably get blood out of/from a stoneidiom grail gruelling onerous onerously overdemanding painstaking picnic trickily tricky tuff ultra-sensitive unintuitive toughadjective (FOOD)B2 Tough food is difficult to cut or eat: （食物）老的，不易切开的，嚼不动的 This steak is very tough.这块牛排很不好嚼。 These apples have tough skins.这些苹果的皮很老。 Opposite tender(SOFT) Not pleasant to eat or drink (as) tough as old bootsidiom acrid bitter bitterness bland chewy dishwater insipidly insipidness like dishwateridiom mouldy overripe pungent stale staleness stick to someone's ribsidiom stodginess stodgy unripe watery toughadjective (VIOLENT)likely to be violent or to contain violence; not kind or pleasant: 粗鲁的;暴力的;不友善的 a tough neighbourhood治安很差的社区 Many of the country's toughest criminals are held in this prison.这个国家最凶残的罪犯有许多都关在这座监狱里。 Violent or aggressive abusively aggressive aggressively aggressiveness aggro ferociously ferocity fierce fierceness fighting words outrage proactive aggression pugnacious pugnaciously pugnacity vicious viciously viciousness violence warlike toughadjective (UNLUCKY)C2informal unlucky: 不幸的，倒霉的 "I have to work late today because I'm very behind on my work." "Oh, tough luck!"“我今天必须加班，因为落下了许多活儿。”“哦，真倒霉！” It's tough on Geoff that he's going to miss the party.杰弗真倒霉，他要错过这次聚会了。 resulting in bad things happening by chance unluckyAn unlucky bounce led to the winning goal against the home team. unfortunateNo one was to blame - it was just an unfortunate accident. ill-fatedSeven crew members were killed on the ill-fated voyage. ill-starredHis ill-starred reign began with a famine and ended with civil war. informal sometimes used to show that you have no sympathy for someone's problems or difficulties: 活该（表示不同情） "I don't have any money left." "Well, (that's just) tough - you shouldn't have spent it all on cigarettes."“我的钱都花光了。”“哼，活该——你不该把钱都拿来买烟。” Good luck and bad luck align bad/hard/tough luck!idiom be bad luck on someoneidiom be down on your luckidiom be in/out of luckidiom blessing fortune cookie fortune smiles on someoneidiom get the short end of the stickidiom godsend grace merciful mercifully mercy miracle misadventure streak voodoo with any luckidiom your luck's in!idiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Expressions meaning 'it isn't important to me' Related wordstoughly toughness Idiomsit's tough at the top (as) tough as old boots tough luck tough noun[ C ] old-fashionedinformaluk /tʌf/ us /tʌf/(alsotoughie) a violent person: 粗人，莽汉，暴徒 Bands of armed toughs roamed the city.几群持有武器的暴徒在这座城市里游荡。 Synonyms hoodlumold-fashioned hooligan ruffianold-fashioned or humorous thug yobUKinformal There are some pretty tough children in his class. He worked for a group of tough masters. His bosses were really tough. tough | American Dictionarytough adjective[ -er/-est only ] us/tʌf/ toughadjective[-er/-est only] (STRONG)not easily broken, weakened, or defeated; strong: These toys are made of tough plastic. You have to be tough to be successful in politics. The police are getting tougher on illegal parking. Results or actions that are tough are severe and determined: Tough new safety standards for cars are being introduced this week. toughadjective[-er/-est only] (DIFFICULT)difficult to do or deal with: They will be a tough team to beat. We’ve had to make some very tough decisions. It’s going to be a tough winter. Food that is tough is difficult to cut or eat: a tough steak toughadjective[-er/-est only] (VIOLENT)likely to be violent or to contain violence: a tough guy a tough neighborhood Idiomsa tough act to follow a tough row to hoe tough (luck) Examples of toughtough They're the really tough ones, if you get my drift. At the same time more attention needs to be directed to the policing of sandalwood theft and tougher sanctions against illegal trading activities. But after that, to get to the goal, the hundredth square, without slipping, is the toughest proposition. If it is optimal to pretend to be tough, the agent will do all the pretending necessary. When viewed this way, some of the purportedly tough cases are not tough at all. Other leading tariff reformers were more tough-minded when it came to the question of what they could offer the agricultural community. Tough leaders with a vision of the future charged neutral bureaucracies with strategic intervention in order to generate growth through exports. This is an important and tough-minded book, and one that despite its grim subject matter fizzes with ideas. It would be a tough course that covered the breadth and depth in here properly! He also inherited the preference for a tough monetary stance to support sterling. As shown, this process of gendering mobilizes two main and largely contrastive representations of men as soft (feminine) and hard (tough, macho). Also, immigrant integration became more politicized, with various politicians now openly calling for a tougher approach to immigrant integration. However, the meticulous detail with which this is achieved makes this quite short book very tough going for all but the most dedicated. Tough calls: making ethical decisions in the care of older patients. However, the initial lyrics build from empathy to an assertion that the rapper is deeply wounded and vulnerable in a manner belying his tough image. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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