| 单词 | tough |
| 释义 | tough —toughly, adv. —toughness, n. /tuf/, adj., tougher, toughest, adv., n., v. adj. 1. strong and durable; not easily broken or cut. 2. not brittle or tender. 3. difficult to masticate, as food: a tough steak. 4. of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter: tough molasses. 5. capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy: tough troops. 6. not easily influenced, as a person; unyielding; stubborn: a tough man to work for. 7. hardened; incorrigible: a tough criminal. 8. difficult to perform, accomplish, or deal with; hard, trying, or troublesome: a tough problem. 9. hard to bear or endure (often used ironically): tough luck. 10. vigorous; severe; violent: a tough struggle. 11. vicious; rough; rowdyish: a tough character; a tough neighborhood. 12. practical, realistic, and lacking in sentimentality; tough-minded. 13. Slang. remarkably excellent; first-rate; great. 14. hang tough, Slang. See hang (def. 50). adv. 15. in a tough manner. n. 16. a ruffian; rowdy. v.t. 17. tough it out, Informal. to endure or resist hardship or adversity. [bef. 900; ME (adj.); OE toh; cf. D taai, G zäh(e)] Syn. 1. firm, hard. 5. durable. 6. inflexible. Ant. 1. fragile. 5. feeble, weak. |
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