| 单词 | to get tough |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto get tough b. Resolute in dealing with opposition; vigorously uncompromising; severe; esp. in to get tough (cf. get v. Compounds c). colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > severe or stern wrothc893 retheeOE stithc897 starkOE sternOE hardOE dangerous?c1225 sharpa1340 asperc1374 austerec1384 shrewda1387 snella1400 sternful?a1400 unsterna1400 dour?a1425 piquant1521 tetrical1528 tetric1533 sorea1535 rugged?1548 severe1548 hard-handed1611 Catonian1676 tetricous1727 heavy1849 acerbic1853 stiff1856 Catonic1883 tough1905 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adjective] > rigidly or relentlessly grima1000 steely1508 unbowable1537 inexorable1553 unrelenting1590 unrelentless1606 rigid1610 implacable1611 unrelentable1611 unsoftened1645 unconniving1671 ramrod1850 unexcusing1853 unsoftening1857 tough1905 1905 U. Sinclair Jungle i, in Appeal to Reason 25 Feb. 2/1 He affects a ‘tough’ aspect, wearing his hat on one side and keeping a cigarette in his mouth all the evening. 1930 E. H. Lavine Third Degree ii. 17 A conscientious, or ‘tough’, [police] sergeant was assigned to a west-side precinct. 1935 P. G. Wodehouse Blandings Castle vi. 151 In all villages, of course, there must..be an occasional tough egg. 1938 E. Ambler Cause for Alarm vii. 116 Vagas got tough. They had a showdown. 1964 in C. Hamblett & J. Deverson Generation X 10 The funniest thing was seeing the cops getting tough. If they want a fight we'll give it to them. 1972 J. Symons Bloody Murder xii. 159 The behaviour of the private detective may be tough, but is based on ethical standards. 1978 J. Irving World according to Garp i. 14 They initiated a get-tough policy with Jenny Fields. It was a staff decision—‘for her own good’, of course. 1984 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. (Late City Final) i. 1. 35/1 My policy is to be tough but fair with the gaming industry... Federal law-enforcement officials have greater access to data on Nevada. < as lemmas |
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