英语词汇“toughie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tough /tuf/

adjective

Stiff and dense

Tenacious

Hard to cut, chew, break up or penetrate

Resistant

Viscous, sticky

Capable of or requiring strenuous effort and endurance

Unyielding, resolute

Intractable

Robust

Laborious

Refractory

Criminal, violent

Unlucky, unfortunate (informal)

noun

A rough or aggressive person, esp a criminal or hooligan (also tough guy)

interjection

informal

Tough luck

adverb

informal

Violently, aggressively

ORIGIN: OE tōh

toughˈen transitive verb or intransitive verb

To make or become tough

toughˈener noun

toughˈening noun and adjective

toughˈie noun (informal)

A tough person, difficult or intractable problem, etc

toughˈish adjective

Rather tough

toughˈly adverb

toughˈness noun

tough love noun

The practice of keeping a loved one who has an addiction on a strict regime of abstinence while at the same time showing them love, care, sympathy, etc

tough luck see under luck

tough-mindˈed adjective

Hard-headed, determined, not influenced by sentiment, etc

tough-mindˈedness noun

get tough with (informal)

To deal with (more) severely, sternly

tough out or tough it out (informal)

To withstand
To endure stoically or defiantly