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tough

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tough1 /tʌf/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp tougher, superlativesupl toughest)
1  difficult 困難的DIFFICULT difficult to do or deal with 難辦的，棘手的，費力的
It was a tough race.
比賽打得很艱難。
She’s had a tough life.
她的生活十分艱辛。
The company admitted that it had been a tough year.
公司承認那是艱難的一年。
Tough decisions will have to be made.
必須作出艱難的決定。
The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions.
記者們問了很多難以回答的問題。
have a tough time (of it) (=face a lot of difficult problems) 日子很難過
The family has had a tough time of it these last few months.
最近幾個月這家人的日子很難熬。
it’s tough doing something
It’s tough being married to a cop.
嫁給一個警察日子不好過。
be tough on somebody (=cause problems for someone or make their life difficult) 使某人日子難過
Having to stay indoors all day is tough on a kid.
對於小孩子來說，整天待在屋裏不出門是很難熬的。
It was a tough call (=a difficult decision), but we had to cancel the game because of the weather.
盡管是一個艱難的決定，但由於天氣不好我們只得取消比賽。
I find his books pretty tough going (=difficult to read).
我發現他的書很難讀。
Gage predicted the president’s proposal would be a tough sell (=something that is difficult to persuade someone about) before Congress. American EnglishAmE
蓋奇預言總統的提議在國會很難通過。
when the going gets tough (the tough get going) informal (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it) 時艱出英雄
► see thesaurus at difficult
2  strong person 堅強的人STRONG PERSON physically or emotionally strong and able to deal with difficult situations 堅強的，頑強的；能吃苦耐勞的
The men who work on the oil rigs are a tough bunch.
在石油鑽塔上工作的都是吃苦耐勞的人。
tough cookie/customer informal (=someone who is very determined to do what they want and not what other people want) 我行我素的家夥
as tough as nails/as tough as old boots (=very tough) 非常堅強的；能吃大苦的
He’s as tough as nails – a good man to have on the team.
他是個很堅韌的人——隊裏有他真好。
► see thesaurus at determined
3  strong material 堅固的材料STRONG OBJECT not easily broken or made weaker 結實的，不易破損的；堅固的
tough, durable plastic
堅韌耐用的塑料
a very tough, hard-wearing cloth
非常結實、耐磨的布料
► see thesaurus at strong
4  strict/firm 嚴格/堅定DETERMINEDSTRICT very strict or firm 嚴厲的；強硬的
tough on/with
My mother was very tough on my sister.
我母親對我姐姐十分嚴厲。
It’s time to get tough with drunk drivers.
是該嚴厲處理酒後駕車的司機了。
The EU is taking a tough line with the UK over this issue.
在這一問題上，歐盟對英國的態度很強硬。
► see thesaurus at strict
5  violent area 暴力地區VIOLENT a tough part of a town has a lot of crime or violence 〔城區〕暴力犯罪多發的，治安很差的
tough neighborhood/area/part of town etc
a tough area of Chicago
芝加哥治安很差的一個地區
6  tough!/that’s tough! spokenDON'T CARE used when you do not have any sympathy with someone 活該！
‘I’m getting wet.’ ‘Tough! You should’ve brought your umbrella.’
“我淋濕了。”“活該！你應該帶上雨傘的。”
She didn’t tell us she was coming, so if this screws up her plans that’s just tough.
她沒有告訴我們她要來，所以如果這打亂了她的計劃，也是活該。
7  tough luck! spoken
a) DON'T CAREused when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems 活該倒黴！
Well, that’s just their tough luck! It was their mistake.
好啊，活該他們倒黴！那是他們自己的錯。
b) British EnglishBrESYMPATHIZE used when you feel sympathy about something bad that has happened to someone 真倒黴！〔表示同情〕
You didn’t get the job? Oh, tough luck!
你沒有得到那份工作？噢，真不走運！
8. tough shit! spoken not polite used when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems 活該！
9  violent person 粗暴的人VIOLENT likely to behave violently and having no gentle qualities 粗暴的，兇惡的
one of football’s most notorious tough guys
足球界一個聲名狼藉的惡棍
tough young thugs looking for trouble
到處滋事的年輕暴徒
10  food 食物DFHARD difficult to cut or eat 切不下的；咬不動的；不嫩的，老的 OPP tender
The meat was tough and hard to chew.
這肉太老，很難嚼動。
the tough outer leaves of the cabbage
洋白菜外面那幾層老菜葉
► see thesaurus at hard
11. tough love a way of helping someone to change their behaviour by treating them in a kind but strict way 〔爲幫助某人改變行爲而采取的〕嚴厲的愛
Examples from the Corpus
tough love• In the world of rehabilitating addicts, this is known as showing your child tough love.• It was just a good, tough love story, and that was one of the parts that made it tough.
—toughly adverbadv
—toughness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
tough• Westinghouse last week adopted a poisonpill plan to make any takeover attempt tougher.• Being the new kid at school is always tough.• I know she's only a kid, but she's tough.• Times were tough and jobs scarce in 1936, and it proved necessary for most young men to land where they could.• The chancellor has got to be tough and keep government spending down.• The chicken was very tough, as though it had not been freshly cooked that day.• As the new version of Navigator goes on sale Friday, Netscape is facing the toughest competition of its young life.• In straitened times, group directors will face tough decisions about allocating resources between divisions.• The box is made of tough durable plastic.• Normal floor paint might not be tough enough for the garage.• The governor is trying to show voters that he's able to deal with the toughest issues facing Ohio today.• Geri's a tough lady.• Opposition leaders are demanding tougher laws against drinking and driving.• a pair of tough leather boots• Archbishop Fisher went so far as to write a very tough letter to the editor in defence of Ramsey.• a tough neighborhood• The federal government is introducing tough new rules to control immigration.• My grandmother was a tough old lady, who lived through some very hard times.• The investigators asked a lot of tough questions.• The judge asked the lawyers on both sides some very tough questions.• He's a good person to be with if ever you're in a tough situation.• His head was probably tougher than a brass doorknob.• In games like this it is more important to be mentally tough, than physically fit.• Many of the veteran players had a tough time adjusting to the coach's style.• The sailors wore jackets made from tough waterproof cotton.• She's quite tough with her students.
tough questions• Both sides must confront tough questions.• His eyelids blinked rapidly as he registered the toughest questions.• The appearance is adversarial-tough reporters asking tough questions.• The most conservative justice, Antonin Scalia, was skeptical and asked both prosecutors tough questions.• The Perot crowd here peppered him with tough questions about free trade and wealth, and he rarely stumbled.
tough cookie/customer• But he'd take on some one like Glenda Grower, who's a much tougher customer.• But the tough treatment was only for tough customers.• Mr Kinnock is clearly a tough cookie.• Being a dedicated tough cookie, he has delivered the goods in impressive manner.• We're tough cookies here, and so are you.• In general, the provincial circuit is a far tougher cookie than its metropolitan counterpart.• He looks a tough customer to deal with.• Now, women on television are depicted as tough cookies who need a man like a fish needs a trouser press.
tough on/with• If Feinstein takes on Lungren, she must have a Washington record of being tough on crime.• And you didn't get tough with Mahoney, because Vecchi killed him himself, so he knows that.• The new year may be even tougher on the embattled ministry.• It's been tough on the kids.• It s going to be tough with this lineup tomorrow.• Mom was always very tough with us kids.• But it is easy to admit that one should have been tougher on what is now the dominant issue.• I was very tough on you, but it worked.
tough guys• Two young men in their late teens mugged for the camera, adopting the pose of a couple of affable tough guys.• My boss there was one of the toughest guys I ever hope to meet.• They're just guns for hire: tough guys sent on a job.• It shows the stars can be anything but tough guys when it comes to danger.• Unlike a good many tough guys who made it big in movies, Marvin didn't come from a particularly tough background.• Think of the 10 toughest guys you know.
tough2 verb
1 tough something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v to deal with a difficult situation by being determined, rather than leaving or changing your decision 闖過〔難關〕，從〔困境中〕挺過來
She told herself to be brave and tough it out.
她告訴自己要勇敢地挺過去。
tough3 noun [countableC]
1.old-fashionedVIOLENT someone who often behaves in a violent way 暴徒，惡棍
Examples from the Corpus
tough• Charles's body language was geared to communicating to street toughs.
tough4 adverbadv
1 in a way that shows you are very determined 堅強地，堅定地
Washington played tough in the second half of the game.
華盛頓隊在比賽的下半場表現得十分頑強。
You’re talking tough now but you wait until you get into the interview.
你現在嘴硬，等到你面試時就知道了。
Examples from the Corpus
tough• The team plays tough when it has to.
Origin tough1
Old English toh
tough1 adjectiveadjtough2 verbtough3 nountough4 adverbadv
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