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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2160 COCA: 1012

tough

1 tough /ˈtʌf/ adjective
tougher; toughest
1 tough
/ˈtʌf/
adjective
tougher; toughest
Learner's definition of TOUGH
: very difficult to do or deal with艱難的;棘手的
often followed by to + verb常接動詞不定式
: 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
: physically strong and violent粗暴的
: strong and not easily broken or damaged強韌的;堅固的;牢固的
: difficult to cut or chew難切的;難嚼的
: very strict嚴厲的;強硬的
: having a lot of crime or danger充滿犯罪的;充滿危險的
: hard to influence or persuade頑固的;固執的
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
see also tough luck at 1luck

(as) tough as nails

see 1nail

(as) tough as old boots

British, informal
: very tough非常堅韌;非常堅強

a tough act to follow

see follow

a tough nut (to crack)

see nut

a tough row to hoe

see 1row

hang tough

see 1hang

— toughly

adverb

— toughness

noun [noncount]
2 tough /ˈtʌf/ verb
toughs; toughed; toughing
2 tough
/ˈtʌf/
verb
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
3 tough /ˈtʌf/ noun
plural toughs
3 tough
/ˈtʌf/
noun
plural toughs
Learner's definition of TOUGH
[count] informal + old-fashioned
: a tough and violent person粗暴的人
4 tough /ˈtʌf/ adverb
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
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2160 COCA: 1012

tough

1 of 4

adjective

tougher; toughest
1
: difficult to accomplish, resolve, endure, or deal with
a tough question
tough luck
2
: capable of enduring strain, hardship, or severe labor
tough soldiers
3
: unruly, rowdyish
started hanging out with the tough kids
4
a
: strong or firm in texture but flexible and not brittle
b
: not easily chewed
tough meat
5
: characterized by severity or uncompromising determination
tough laws
tough discipline
see also get tough on
6
: very hard to influence : stubborn
a tough negotiator
7
: stubbornly fought
a tough contest
8
: marked by absence of softness or sentimentality
a tough critic
9
toughly adverb

tough

2 of 4

adverb

: in a tough manner (see tough entry 1)
talking tough

tough

3 of 4

noun

: a tough and violent person : rowdy

tough

4 of 4

verb

toughed; toughing; toughs

transitive verb

: to bear unflinchingly : endure
usually used with out especially in the phrase tough it out
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Example Sentences

Word History

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2160 COCA: 1012
tough

adjective¹

1difficult/unpleasant費力;不愉快VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, seem困難;好像困難get變得困難remain仍然困難find sth發現⋯不好弄He may find it tough to pursue his plans.他可能會發現很難繼續他的計劃。make sth使⋯不易(做到)The strong dollar has made it tough for small businesses.強勢美元使小企業的日子不好過。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常困難particularly, really特別/確實艱難Things were really tough at first.起初事情確實有點兒棘手。a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些難處PREPOSITIONon對⋯是困難的It's very tough on the wives when the husbands leave.丈夫離去會使妻子處境艱難。
tough

adjective²

2strict/firm嚴厲VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe嚴格become, get變得強硬ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常強硬particularly特別強硬enough足夠嚴厲Has the government been tough enough on polluters?政府對造成污染者的態度夠強硬嗎?PREPOSITIONon在⋯上嚴格The government has promised to get tough on crime.政府承諾對犯罪行為採取嚴厲措施。with對⋯嚴厲You have to be tough with these young thugs.對這些年紀輕輕的暴徒態度一定要強硬。
tough

adjective³

3strong強壯VERBS | ADVERB VERBSappear, be, feel, look, seem, stand (informal) 顯得結實;結實;覺得結實;看上去結實;似乎結實;保持強健become, get, grow變得結實act, play, talk (all informal) 行為強硬;說話強硬Then this guy started acting tough.然後這個人的行為開始強硬了。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常強硬incredibly, really, remarkably難以置信地強壯;非常強健enough足夠強健Are you sure you're physically tough enough for this job?你確信你有足夠的體力勝任這份工作嗎?mentally, physically堅韌不拔;體格強健

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