形容词坚强的，坚韧的，不屈不挠的; 艰苦的，困难的，难办的; 牢固的，强壮的; 粗暴的
名词粗暴的人; 暴徒，恶棍
及物动词口>忍耐，忍受（常与out连用）
副词强硬地，顽强地; 以强硬的态度
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1. He is a very tough man.
他是个硬汉。
2. The steak was so tough I couldn''t eat it.
牛排太老了，我咬不动它。
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3. He lives in a tough neighborhood.
他住的地区邻里非常粗野。
4. This meat is tough.
这肉咬不动。
5. He is a tough nut.
他是一个顽固的家伙。
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A：What do you want to do tonight?
你今晚打算做什么？
B：Do you want to see a movie? I heard there’s a new horror film playing tonight.
你想看电影吗？我听说今晚有部新的恐怖片放映。
A：You know I don’t like horror films!
你知道我不喜欢恐怖片。
B：I’m only teasing. There’s also an adventure film and a cartoon playing tonight.
和你开玩笑呢！今晚还有探险片和卡通片。
A：What’s the cartoon? Is it the new Pixar film about cars?
是什么卡通片？是皮克斯公司新品的关于小汽车的新片吗？
B：Yes, that’s the name, actuallB: Cars.
是的，确切的名字是Cars。
A：That might be a good way to start the weekend. I’m not in the mood for anything too heavy.
这也许是度过周末的好方法。我不想再做繁重的事情了。
B：I know what you mean. We’ve both had a tough week.
我理解你的意思。我们这周都过得太辛苦了。
A：Which theater is Cars playing at?
哪家影院在放映这部片子？
B：It’s at the Paramount 16.
派拉蒙16.
A：That’s the one on the west side of town, right?
是城镇西部的那个，对吗？
B：Yeah, it should only take about 15 minutes to get there.
是的，只要15 分钟就能到。
A：When does it start?
什么时候开始？
B：Let’s see… the paper says that it starts at 7:15, but I think we should get there early to get a good seat.
我想想，报纸上说7 点15 开始，但我觉得我们应该早些去占个好位子。
A：Ok, well it’s 5:00 now, so let’s have dinner and then we can go.
我吧，现在已经5 点了，我们去吃晚饭然后就出发吧。
B：Sounds good. I’ll drive if you make dinner.
听起来不错，如果你做晚饭我就开车。
A：How about the other way around?
换一种方式怎么样？
1. 韧：又比如1990年有一篇高考阅读理解叫Annealing(退火),它讲的是如何通过annealing来使金属变硬(hard)、变软(soft)、变脆(brittle)、变韧(tough)等. 我们可以想象假如有一个考生是铁匠的儿子,那么他做这篇阅读理解肯定要比一般的考生容易得多.
2. 坚强：波登在文章一开始就表明,王建民是个坚强(tough)的人. 波登引用了一个过去的小故事:2005年春训时,还没登上大联盟的王建民只算得上小咖,一天建仔因守备训练出错被罚跑球场一圈,依照惯例他必须挑一个倒楣队友「陪跑」,
1. 坚强的;吃苦耐劳的;坚韧不拔的
A tough person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering.
e.g. He built up a reputation as a tough businessman...
他树立了铁面生意人的名声。
e.g. She is tough and ambitious.
她坚韧顽强，满怀抱负。
2. 粗野的;粗暴的
If you describe someone as tough, you mean that they are rough and violent.
e.g. He had shot three people dead earning himself a reputation as a tough guy.
他因枪杀三人得到了暴徒的恶名。
3. 治安很差的；充满犯罪与暴力的
A tough place or area is considered to have a lot of crime and violence.
e.g. She doesn''t seem cut out for this tough neighbourhood...
她似乎不适合在这个治安恶劣的社区生活。
e.g. Arthur grew up in a tough city.
阿瑟在一个到处是暴力与犯罪的城市长大。
4. 艰难的;困苦的;难熬的
A tough way of life or period of time is difficult or full of suffering.
e.g. She had a pretty tough childhood…
她的童年非常不幸。
e.g. It''s been a tough day…
这是难熬的一天。
5. 棘手的;难办的;难解决的
A tough task or problem is difficult to do or solve.
e.g. It was a very tough decision but we feel we made the right one...
这是个困难的决定，但是我们认为我们做出了正确的选择。
e.g. Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet…
不管是谁赢得选举都将面对复苏经济的棘手任务。
6. (政策或行动)强硬的，严厉的
Tough policies or actions are strict and firm.
e.g. He is known for taking a tough line on security...
他因在安全问题上采取强硬路线而闻名。
e.g. He announced tough measures to limit the money supply.
他公布了限制货币供应的严厉措施。
7. 坚固的;坚韧的;牢固的
A tough substance is strong, and difficult to break, cut, or tear.
e.g. In industry, diamond can form a tough, non-corrosive coating for tools.
在工业上，金刚石可以用作工具表面坚固、耐腐蚀的覆盖层。
e.g. …dark brown beans with a rather tough outer skin.
有着相当坚韧外壳的深棕色豆类
8. (肉)非常老的，切不下的，嚼不动的
Tough meat is difficult to cut and chew.
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e.g. The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.
牛排老得嚼不动，豌豆像子弹一样硬。
9. 不泄气;坚持不懈
If someone who is trying to achieve something hangs tough, they remain determined and do not give up, even when there are difficulties or problems.
e.g. The White House is hanging tough for a good agreement to be reached.
白宫为达成一项有利协议寸步不让。
10. a tough row to hoe -> see hoe
a tough nut -> see nut
相关词组：tough out
noun
1. a cruel and brutal fellow
Synonym: bullyhooliganruffianroughneckrowdyyobyoboyobbo
2. an aggressive and violent young criminal
Synonym: hoodhoodlumgoonpunkthugtoughiestrong-armer
3. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
Synonym: street fighter
adj
1. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough'' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'')
e.g. my throat feels bad
she felt bad all over
he was feeling tough after a restless night
Synonym: bad
2. substantially made or constructed
e.g. sturdy steel shelves
sturdy canvas
a tough all-weather fabric
some plastics are as tough as metal
Synonym: sturdy
3. making great mental demands
hard to comprehend or solve or believe
e.g. a baffling problem
I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast
a problematic situation at home
Synonym: bafflingelusiveknottyproblematicproblematical
4. very difficult
severely testing stamina or resolution
e.g. a rugged competitive examination
the rugged conditions of frontier life
the competition was tough
it''s a tough life
it was a tough job
Synonym: rugged
5. unfortunate or hard to bear
e.g. had hard luck
a tough break
Synonym: hard
6. resistant to cutting or chewing
7. physically toughened
e.g. the tough bottoms of his feet
Synonym: toughened
8. not given to gentleness or sentimentality
e.g. a tough character
9. violent and lawless
e.g. the more ruffianly element
tough street gangs
Synonym: ruffianly