| 词汇 | tough-cookie |
| 释义 | tough cookie noun[ C ] mainly USinformaluk /ˌtʌf ˈkʊk.i/ us /ˌtʌf ˈkʊk.i/ a person who is able to deal with difficult situations and not be easily defeated, frightened, or upset: 不易动感情的人;坚强的人;硬骨头的人 He said his wife is a tough cookie, a breast cancer survivor who battled the disease for nearly ten years.他说，他妻子是个坚强的人，她在与乳腺癌斗争了近十年后存活了下来。 And let me tell you something, he's one tough cookie—so be prepared.听我说，他是一个很难对付的人，所以你要做好准备。 He's one tough cookie and he picked himself up and came back into the ring for more sparring. You have to be a pretty tough cookie to have qualified as a lawyer while raising a family. My co-workers were great—tough cookies who were also friendly and compassionate. In a male-dominated field, sometimes I don't get taken seriously. But I'm a tough cookie and the guys quickly learn not to judge me on the way I look. Strong-willed adamancy adamant adamantine adamantly aggressive grittily gutsily gutsy gutty hard-boiled pertinacious pertinaciously pigheaded pigheadedly purposeful ultra-serious unbending unbroken undaunted unmovable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stubborn and determined people |
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