tough

[US]/tʌf/
[UK]/tʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 堅韌的、強硬的、困難的
Word Forms
比較級tougher
最高級toughest
複數toughs

Phrases & Collocations

rough and tough

粗獷強硬

tough decision

艱難的決定

tough situation

困難的處境

tough challenges

艱鉅的挑戰

tough guy

[美口]硬漢

tough it out

[美國口語]勇敢地承受;堅持到底

get tough with

[口語]對…強硬起來

tough cookie

非常堅強的人;不易動感情的人;自信者

tough luck

壞運氣;真不走運

tough nut

大膽果斷的人;暴躁的人

tough love

嚴厲的愛(指爲起到幫助作用而嚴厲地對待有問題的人)

hang tough

堅持到底,頑強不屈

Example Sentences

This is a tough problem.

這是一個難題。

a tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter.

看上去厲害的人打起仗來未必厲害。

Smith is as tough as they come.

史密斯非常強壯。

field a tough question

圓滿地答覆一個棘手問題

a tough street group.

蠻橫的街匪路霸

a program that is tough but doable.

困難但是可行的方案

She is a tough person.

她是一個堅強的人。

the party's tough stand on immigration.

該黨在移民問題上的強硬態度。

tough rucksacks for climbers.

登山者的耐用揹包。

have a tough time of it

日子不好過

The meat is too tough to eat.

這肉老得不能喫。

They are very tough on drunk drivers.

他們對酒後駕車者十分嚴格。

He is tough to work with.

他很難共事。

Real-world Examples

" She's tough, Luna, much tougher than you'd think. "

盧娜她很堅強,比你想象的要堅強得多。

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

" Tough times never last but tough people do, " says Robert Schuller.

“艱苦的時光終將過去,堅強的人必將苦盡甘來。”

Source: New Horizons College English Reading and Writing Course (Second Edition)

" When the going gets tough, the tough get going." That's our motto!

“三十六計,走爲上計。”你有沒有聽過,這是我們的格言。

Source: The Lion King 2

Ha! Well the aubergine's certainly tough and durable.

這茄子真是堅固耐用。

Source: BBC Animation Workplace

He says it's been tough. Still it's tough.

他說這很艱難。一直都很難。

Source: Anecdotes of celebrities

The challenge is getting tougher and tougher.

挑戰越來越嚴峻。

Source: Smart Life Encyclopedia

Why were you so tough with him?

你爲什麼要對他這麼嚴厲?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

He's going through a tough spell now.

他現在正在經歷一段艱難的時期。

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

Tough stuff—perhaps the toughest from any Western leader so far.

手段強硬—這可能是到目前爲止西方領導人中最強硬的了。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But what is super? How tough is tough?

但什麼是超級?有多堅韌?

Source: Earth Laboratory

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