tough 的英语意思
toughtough1 /tʌf/ adjective (comparative tougher, superlative toughest)
查看全部语言翻译1difficult difficult to do or deal with难以做到或应对的:
It was a tough race.那是一场艰难的比赛。
She’s had a tough life.她过着艰难的生活。
The company admitted that it had been a tough year.公司承认这是艰难的一年。
Tough decisions will have to be made.必须做出艰难的决定。
The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions.记者们提出了许多棘手的问题。have a tough time (of it) (=face a lot of difficult problems)(=面临很多困难)
The family has had a tough time of it these last few months.这家人这几个月过得相当艰难。it’s tough doing something
It’s tough being married to a cop.与警察结婚真是不容易。be tough on somebody (=cause problems for someone or make their life difficult)(=给某人带来麻烦或使其生活艰难)
Having to stay indoors all day is tough on a kid.整天被迫待在室内对孩子来说相当煎熬。
It was a tough call (=a difficult decision), but we had to cancel the game because of the weather.这是个艰难的抉择(=困难的决定),但我们不得不因天气取消比赛。
I find his books pretty tough going (=difficult to read).我觉得他的书读起来相当费劲(=很难读)。
Gage predicted the president’s proposal would be a tough sell (=something that is difficult to persuade someone about) before Congress. American English盖奇预测总统的提案在国会面前将很难推销(=难以说服他人接受之事)。美式英语when the going gets tough (the tough get going) informal非正式 (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it)(=用于表示情况变得艰难时,坚强的人会采取必要的行动去应对)► see thesaurus at difficult2strong person physically or emotionally strong and able to deal with difficult situations体格或精神上坚强,能够应对困难处境:
The men who work on the oil rigs are a tough bunch.在石油钻井平台工作的那些人都是一群硬汉。tough cookie/customer informal非正式 (=someone who is very determined to do what they want and not what other people want)(=非常坚定地追求自己意愿、不顾他人意志的人)as tough as nails/as tough as old boots (=very tough)(=非常坚强)
He’s as tough as nails – a good man to have on the team.他坚如钢钉——是团队里难得的好帮手。► see thesaurus at determined3strong material not easily broken or made weaker不易损坏或变弱:
tough, durable plastic坚韧耐用的塑料
a very tough, hard-wearing cloth非常坚韧耐磨的布料► see thesaurus at strong4strict/firm very strict or firm非常严格或强硬tough on/with
My mother was very tough on my sister.我母亲对我姐姐(妹妹)非常严格。
It’s time to get tough with drunk drivers.是时候对醉驾者采取强硬措施了。
The EU is taking a tough line with the UK over this issue.欧盟在这一问题上对英国采取了强硬立场。► see thesaurus at strict5violent area a tough part of a town has a lot of crime or violence城镇中治安差、犯罪或暴力事件频发的地区tough neighborhood/area/part of town etc
a tough area of Chicago芝加哥的一个治安差的地区6tough!/that’s tough! spoken口语 used when you do not have any sympathy with someone用于表示对某人毫无同情:
‘I’m getting wet.’ ‘Tough! You should’ve brought your umbrella.’"我淋湿了。""活该!你就该带把伞来的。"
She didn’t tell us she was coming, so if this screws up her plans that’s just tough.她没告诉我们她要来,所以如果这搞乱了她的计划,那也是活该。7tough luck! spoken口语 a)used when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems用于表示对某人的困境毫无同情:
Well, that’s just their tough luck! It was their mistake.哎,那是他们自己倒霉!那是他们的错。 b)British English used when you feel sympathy about something bad that has happened to someone用于对某人遭遇不幸表示同情:
You didn’t get the job? Oh, tough luck!你没得到那份工作?哦,真遗憾!8tough shit! spoken口语 not polite不礼貌 used when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems用于表示对某人的困境毫无同情9violent person likely to behave violently and having no gentle qualities倾向于暴力行为且毫无温和特质:
one of football’s most notorious tough guys足球界最臭名昭著的硬汉之一
tough young thugs looking for trouble寻衅滋事的凶悍年轻暴徒10food difficult to cut or eat难以切割或食用 OPP tender:
The meat was tough and hard to chew.肉质很硬,难以咀嚼。
the tough outer leaves of the cabbage卷心菜坚韧的外层叶片► see thesaurus at hard11tough love a way of helping someone to change their behaviour by treating them in a kind but strict way以亲切而严格的方式帮助他人改变行为的方法—toughly adverb—toughness noun [uncountable]
查看全部语言翻译1difficult difficult to do or deal with难以做到或应对的:
It was a tough race.那是一场艰难的比赛。
She’s had a tough life.她过着艰难的生活。
The company admitted that it had been a tough year.公司承认这是艰难的一年。
Tough decisions will have to be made.必须做出艰难的决定。
The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions.记者们提出了许多棘手的问题。have a tough time (of it) (=face a lot of difficult problems)(=面临很多困难)
The family has had a tough time of it these last few months.这家人这几个月过得相当艰难。it’s tough doing something
It’s tough being married to a cop.与警察结婚真是不容易。be tough on somebody (=cause problems for someone or make their life difficult)(=给某人带来麻烦或使其生活艰难)
Having to stay indoors all day is tough on a kid.整天被迫待在室内对孩子来说相当煎熬。
It was a tough call (=a difficult decision), but we had to cancel the game because of the weather.这是个艰难的抉择(=困难的决定),但我们不得不因天气取消比赛。
I find his books pretty tough going (=difficult to read).我觉得他的书读起来相当费劲(=很难读)。
Gage predicted the president’s proposal would be a tough sell (=something that is difficult to persuade someone about) before Congress. American English盖奇预测总统的提案在国会面前将很难推销(=难以说服他人接受之事)。美式英语when the going gets tough (the tough get going) informal非正式 (=used to say that when a situation becomes difficult, strong people take the necessary action to deal with it)(=用于表示情况变得艰难时,坚强的人会采取必要的行动去应对)► see thesaurus at difficult2strong person physically or emotionally strong and able to deal with difficult situations体格或精神上坚强,能够应对困难处境:
The men who work on the oil rigs are a tough bunch.在石油钻井平台工作的那些人都是一群硬汉。tough cookie/customer informal非正式 (=someone who is very determined to do what they want and not what other people want)(=非常坚定地追求自己意愿、不顾他人意志的人)as tough as nails/as tough as old boots (=very tough)(=非常坚强)
He’s as tough as nails – a good man to have on the team.他坚如钢钉——是团队里难得的好帮手。► see thesaurus at determined3strong material not easily broken or made weaker不易损坏或变弱:
tough, durable plastic坚韧耐用的塑料
a very tough, hard-wearing cloth非常坚韧耐磨的布料► see thesaurus at strong4strict/firm very strict or firm非常严格或强硬tough on/with
My mother was very tough on my sister.我母亲对我姐姐(妹妹)非常严格。
It’s time to get tough with drunk drivers.是时候对醉驾者采取强硬措施了。
The EU is taking a tough line with the UK over this issue.欧盟在这一问题上对英国采取了强硬立场。► see thesaurus at strict5violent area a tough part of a town has a lot of crime or violence城镇中治安差、犯罪或暴力事件频发的地区tough neighborhood/area/part of town etc
a tough area of Chicago芝加哥的一个治安差的地区6tough!/that’s tough! spoken口语 used when you do not have any sympathy with someone用于表示对某人毫无同情:
‘I’m getting wet.’ ‘Tough! You should’ve brought your umbrella.’"我淋湿了。""活该!你就该带把伞来的。"
She didn’t tell us she was coming, so if this screws up her plans that’s just tough.她没告诉我们她要来,所以如果这搞乱了她的计划,那也是活该。7tough luck! spoken口语 a)used when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems用于表示对某人的困境毫无同情:
Well, that’s just their tough luck! It was their mistake.哎,那是他们自己倒霉!那是他们的错。 b)British English used when you feel sympathy about something bad that has happened to someone用于对某人遭遇不幸表示同情:
You didn’t get the job? Oh, tough luck!你没得到那份工作?哦,真遗憾!8tough shit! spoken口语 not polite不礼貌 used when you do not have any sympathy for someone’s problems用于表示对某人的困境毫无同情9violent person likely to behave violently and having no gentle qualities倾向于暴力行为且毫无温和特质:
one of football’s most notorious tough guys足球界最臭名昭著的硬汉之一
tough young thugs looking for trouble寻衅滋事的凶悍年轻暴徒10food difficult to cut or eat难以切割或食用 OPP tender:
The meat was tough and hard to chew.肉质很硬,难以咀嚼。
the tough outer leaves of the cabbage卷心菜坚韧的外层叶片► see thesaurus at hard11tough love a way of helping someone to change their behaviour by treating them in a kind but strict way以亲切而严格的方式帮助他人改变行为的方法—toughly adverb—toughness noun [uncountable]toughtough2 verb
tough something ↔ out phrasal verb to deal with a difficult situation by being determined, rather than leaving or changing your decision凭借坚定的意志应对困难处境,而非退缩或改变决定:
She told herself to be brave and tough it out.她告诉自己要勇敢,要撑过去。
tough something ↔ out phrasal verb to deal with a difficult situation by being determined, rather than leaving or changing your decision凭借坚定的意志应对困难处境,而非退缩或改变决定:
She told herself to be brave and tough it out.她告诉自己要勇敢,要撑过去。