tougher; toughest
tougher; toughest
Learner's definition of TOUGH
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: very difficult to do or deal with艱難的;棘手的 -
a tough [=hard] assignment/problem艱難的任務;棘手的問題
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tough choices艱難的抉擇
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She had a tough time in college.她讀大學時有段時間很艱難。
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It's been a tough year for our family. = This year has been tough on [=hard on] our family.今年我們一家過得很艱難。
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often followed by to + verb常接動詞不定式 2
a : physically and emotionally strong : able to do hard work, to deal with harsh conditions, etc.強壯的;堅強的;能吃苦耐勞的;頑強的 b : physically strong and violent粗暴的 3
a : strong and not easily broken or damaged強韌的;堅固的;牢固的 b : difficult to cut or chew難切的;難嚼的 4
: very strict嚴厲的;強硬的 -
a tough law/policy嚴厲的法律政策
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He's a tough boss/teacher, but fair.雖然他是個嚴厲的老板/老師,但是處事很公平。
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The candidates both vow to get tough on crime. [=to deal harshly with criminals]兩個候選人都發誓要嚴厲打擊犯罪。
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: having a lot of crime or danger充滿犯罪的;充滿危險的 6
: hard to influence or persuade頑固的;固執的 7
informal : unfortunate in a way that seems unfair不幸的;倒黴的 —
often used in an ironic way to show that you do not feel sympathy for someone常用作諷刺之意,表示並不同情某人 -
“He failed the test.” “Well, that's tough. Maybe if he'd studied a little he would have passed.”“他考試沒過。”“嗯,夠倒黴。如果他肯學一點的話也許就過了。”
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He failed the test? Tough! [=too bad] He should have studied more than he did.他考試沒過?太糟了!他本該多學點。
— see also tough luck at 1luck
(as) tough as nails
— see 1nail
(as) tough as old boots
British, informal
a tough act to follow
— see follow
a tough nut (to crack)
— see nut
a tough row to hoe
— see 1row
— toughness
noun [noncount] 2 tough /ˈtʌf/ verb
toughs; toughed; toughing
toughs; toughed; toughing
Learner's definition of TOUGH
tough it out
informal
: to deal with a difficult situation by being determined and refusing to quit咬緊牙關;堅持到底 -
She hated her job, but she toughed it out until she found a better one.她討厭她的工作,但是她一直堅持着直到找到了一份更好的。
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Can you tough it out until the end of the game?你能堅持到比賽結束嗎?
3 tough /ˈtʌf/ noun
plural toughs
plural toughs
Learner's definition of TOUGH
[count] informal + old-fashioned
: a tough and violent person粗暴的人 4 tough /ˈtʌf/ adverb
Learner's definition of TOUGH
: in a way that shows that you are strong or tough頑強地;堅強地;粗魯地