英语释义

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution;

  "a rugged competitive examination"

  "the rugged conditions of frontier life"

  "the competition was tough"

  "it's a tough life"

  "it was a tough job"

• substantially made or constructed;

  "sturdy steel shelves"

  "sturdy canvas"

  "a tough all-weather fabric"

  "some plastics are as tough as metal"

• unfortunate or hard to bear;

  "had hard luck"

  "a tough break"

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• physically toughened;

  "the tough bottoms of his feet"

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• violent and lawless;

  "the more ruffianly element"

  "tough street gangs"

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad');

  "my throat feels bad"

  "she felt bad all over"

  "he was feeling tough after a restless night"

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality;

  "a tough character"

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• tough to cut or chew

片语

hang tough坚持到底，顽强不屈

TOUGH BREAK走霉运；运气不佳

Tough fight打硬仗

get tough with采用强硬手段

Tough Elegance强悍优雅

wire tough引线托触

Tough Steel韧性钢

Tough Boss坚定的兽人指挥官

tough love严厉的爱（指为起到帮助作用而严厉地对待有问题的人）

tough shooting难爆破的

tough nut大胆果断的人；暴躁的人

tough guy硬汉

tough cookie坚强，有主意，不易受别人影响的人

Tough Mudder最强泥人（节目名，Tough Mudder）

tough luck坏运气；真不走运

tough it out坚持到底

英汉例句

• the secret about 2009 is that there will be more tough full moons this year (a total of four in all) than any year in recent memory.

  2009年的秘密是，这年会比以往记忆所及的任何一年都要有更多艰难的满月（一共四个啊）。

• but to bounce back and not lose a match from that moment on i think shows, again, how tough i am, the right decisions i can take.

  但是我认为做到迅速恢复起来，从次不再输掉（这样的）比赛才显示出我有多么坚韧，这是我能做到的正确决定。

• this would obviously be a tough outcome for founders, so i suggest you negotiate away the participation feature.

  这对创始人来说显然将是个困难的结果，所以我建议你在谈判时去掉分红特色条款。

• the tough situation of bilateral relations is not what we wish to see.

  中日关系出现现在这样的困难局面，是我们不愿意看到的。

• 「but if the american people have to make tough choices and they are doing it every day, so should their leaders, 」 said reid.

  里德说：「但如果美国人民必须要做出艰难的抉择，而他们每天正在这样做，他们的领导者也应该如此。」

• even if congress did all this, we would still face tough decisions.

  即使国会做了这一切，我们仍然面临着艰难的抉择。

• conditions will be particularly tough for mid-size retail chains, with 100 to 250 branches, because few of them have the financial resources to tide them over.

  对拥有100至250家分店的中等规模的零售连锁店来说，情况将特别困难，因为他们中几乎没人有财力能安然度过。

• if america is going to remain on top, we have to compete in an increasingly tough environment.

  如果美国想要继续留在顶端，我们必须要在一个越来越困难的环境中竞争。

• i rather suspect if j. j. hadn「t gotten his nobel, it probably would have been tough for rutherford to get one since some of these guys stood on the committees.

  我认为如果j。j没有得到诺贝尔奖，那么这也会是一件很困难的事,对卢瑟福来说的话,因为他们中的一些人和委员会的是一致的。

• while not ignoring the tough times ahead, he underlined that getting out of this downturn will only be accomplished through coordinated, global action.

  他对今后的困难直言不讳，同时也强调，只有通过全球协调行动经济才能够走出这次的衰退。

• i guarantee that we」ll have tough times.and i guarantee that at some point one, or both of us, will want to get out.

  我承认我们的将来可能会有艰难的时刻，也可能将来的某一天我们其中的一个或两个想从中解脱出来。

• for those for whom money remains an object—which is to say, most of us—the rising prices present a series of tough choices.

  对于那些认为他们的钱只是一种物品的人来说，价格的上涨，给我们大多数人带来了一系列艰难的抉择。

• this provides the extra motivation you need for those tough days.

  这个会在艰苦的日子里给予你额外的动力。

• the president said he knows this will be a tough vote for members of congress.

  总统说，他了解这对于国会议员来说将会是个艰难的表决。

• you may not agree with some tough decisions i have made.

  你可能不同意我曾经做出的一些强硬的决定。

• but the eu will surely not lend portugal stacks of cash for long without the fund alongside or without tough reforms attached.

  但欧盟绝不会在葡萄牙没有基金支持或不推行艰难改革的情形下将大把的钞票借给它。

• this required tough decisions, but he did not hesitate to make them.

  这需要作出强硬决定，但他毫不迟疑地做到了。

• 「these are very tough times for hardworking families, but the toll would be far worse if we had not acted, 」 he said.

  「现在对于努力工作的家庭来讲是艰难时期，但如果我们不采取任何措施，代价会更大，」他说。

• leaders of such organizations certainly worry about the long run and they make tough choices every day, but nearly all company leaders in this level can see the boundaries of their universe clearly.

  这种组织的领导肯定会担心,长期的状况，他们每天都在做艰难的决定，但是这个等级差不多所有的公司领导,都能清晰地看到他们的边界。

• i’m not rough and tough enough to feel comfortable with the boys, and yet my gender excludes me from hanging with my friends, the girls.

  我不够粗野和强壮，和男孩子在一起感到很不舒服，但是我的性别又将我从我的朋友，女孩们中间排除出来。

• he is a yellow-bellied guy; don't send him on such a tough assignment!

  他是个胆小的，不要给他这么艰难的工作。

• the year ahead could well see tough talk turn to regulatory action.

  今后一年，很可能看到艰苦的谈判转变成规管行动。

相似词

sturdy坚定的；强健的；健全的

strongad 强劲地；猛烈地

firmad 坚信；坚持；稳固地

durable耐用品

hardy强壮的人；耐寒植物；方柄凿

durable耐用品

strongad 强劲地；猛烈地

sturdy坚定的；强健的；健全的

hard努力的；硬的；困难的；辛苦的；确实的；严厉的；猛烈的；冷酷无情的

firmad 坚信；坚持；稳固地

obscure使…模糊不清，掩盖；隐藏；使难理解

unclear不清楚的；不易了解的

difficult困难的；不随和的；执拗的

complicated难懂的，复杂的

vague(Vague)人名；(法)瓦格；(英)韦格

hard努力的；硬的；困难的；辛苦的；确实的；严厉的；猛烈的；冷酷无情的

vague(Vague)人名；(法)瓦格；(英)韦格

harsh(Harsh) 哈什（人名）

strongad 强劲地；猛烈地

stony石头覆盖的；石头制的；像石头的；无情的；石质的

sturdy坚定的；强健的；健全的

resistant抵抗者

drastic烈性泻药

difficult困难的；不随和的；执拗的

hardy强壮的人；耐寒植物；方柄凿

exacting逼取；急需（exact的ing形式）

ruffian残暴的；兇恶的；无法无天的

hearty朋友们；伙伴们

tenacious顽强的；坚韧的；固执的；紧握的；黏着力强的

obscure使…模糊不清，掩盖；隐藏；使难理解

gangster歹徒，流氓；恶棍

manlyad 雄赳赳地

wicked邪恶的；恶劣的；不道德的；顽皮的

complicated难懂的，复杂的

troublesome麻烦的；讨厌的；使人苦恼的

unclear不清楚的；不易了解的

hard努力的；硬的；困难的；辛苦的；确实的；严厉的；猛烈的；冷酷无情的

rough艰苦；高低不平的地面；未经加工的材料；粗糙的部分

durable耐用品

criminal罪犯

iron熨斗；烙铁；坚强

careless(Careless)人名；(英)凯尔利斯

painful痛苦的；疼痛的；令人不快的

hoodlum流氓；暴徒；无赖

firmad 坚信；坚持；稳固地

sinewy有力的；多腱的；肌肉发达的

wiry金属线制的；金属丝般的；坚硬的；瘦长结实的；（噪音）尖细的

proof证明；证据；校样；考验；验证；试验

stiff呆板的；坚硬的；僵硬的；严厉的；拘谨的；稠的；（价格）高昂的；（酒）烈性的

相反词

tender投标；辅助救火车；附属船；（挂在机车后的）煤水车；看管人

easyad 不费力地，从容地

gentle蛆，饵

soft软的，柔软的；温柔的，温和的；软弱的；笨的

weak[经] 疲软的；虚弱的；无力的；不牢固的

fragile脆的；易碎的

breakable易碎的东西，易破的东西

feeble微弱的，无力的；虚弱的；薄弱的

tender投标；辅助救火车；附属船；（挂在机车后的）煤水车；看管人