英汉词典

tough 基本解释

• adj. 艰苦的，困难的；坚强的，不屈不挠的；坚韧的，牢固的；强壮的，结实的
• n. 恶棍
• vt. 坚持；忍受，忍耐
• adv. 强硬地，顽强地
• n. (Tough)人名；(英)图赫

tough 词态变化

tough 中文词源

来自古英语 toh,结实的，坚硬的，来自 Proto-Germanic*tanhuz,结实的，坚硬的，来自 PIE*denk, 咬，词源同 tongs,tang.拼写受 rough,enough 等影响。引申诸相关词义。词义的多样化演变比 较 hardy.

tough 英文词源

tough (adj.)

Old English toh "strong and firm in texture, tenacious, sticky," from Proto-Germanic *tanhu- (cognates: Middle Low German tege, Middle Dutch taey, Dutch taai, Old High German zach, German zäh), which Watkins suggests is from PIE *denk- "to bite," from the notion of "holding fast." See rough for spelling change.

From c. 1200 as "strong, powerful;" c. 1300 as "not tender or fragile;" early 14c. as "difficult to chew," also "hard to endure." Figurative sense of "steadfast" is mid-14c.; that of "hard to do, trying, laborious" is from 1610s. Verb tough it "endure the experience" is first recorded 1830, American English. Tough guy attested from 1901. Tough-minded first recorded 1907 in William James. Tough luck first recorded 1912; tough shit, dismissive retort to a complaint, is from 1946.

tough (n.)

"street ruffian," 1866, American English, from tough (adj.).

tough 词组搭配

tough 英文释义

1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

2. an aggressive and violent young criminal

3. a cruel and brutal fellow

tough 同义词解析

healthy, sound, robust, well, strong, vigorous, sturdy, tough, wholesome, fit

这些形容词均含"健康的，强健的"之意。

healthy： 指身体无病，也可指身心健全、正常的。

sound： 侧重身体各部分或器官没有病，无任何缺陷，即健康。

robust： 强调身体强健。

well： 仅指没有疾病，但不一定很健康。

strong： 既指体格健壮，又指体力或精神上的力量。

vigorous： 指人强健有力，精力充沛。

sturdy： 侧重于结实的体格。

tough： 着重指人的体格健壮。

wholesome： 多指能给人留下身体健康、思想健全或品德良好等印象。

fit： 既可指健壮又可指健全无病。

tough 双语例句

1. We'll face a tough fight in the upcoming election.

在即将到来的选举中，我们将面临一场恶斗。

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2. The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.

牛排老得嚼不动，豌豆像子弹一样硬。

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3. They believe that a tough, materially poor childhood is character-building.

他们认为一个艰难贫困的童年有助于性格的培养。

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4. I think it was very brave of him to tough it out.

我认为他坚持到底非常勇敢。

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5. She is tough, unwilling to take no for an answer.

她很强硬，不达目的誓不罢休。

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tough 实用场景例句

a tough childhood

苦难的童年

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It was a tough decision to make.

那是个很难作的决定。

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She's been having a tough time of it (= a lot of problems) lately.

她最近的日子一直很难熬。

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He faces the toughest test of his leadership so far.

他面临迄今为止对自己的领导工作最严峻的考验。

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It can be tough trying to juggle a career and a family.

要事业家庭两不误，有时会很艰难。

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Don't be too tough on him─he was only trying to help.

别对他要求过严，他只是想帮忙。

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It's about time teachers started to get tough with bullies.

现在教师该对横行霸道的学生开始采取严厉措施了。

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The school takes a tough line on (= punishes severely) cheating.

学校对作弊行为的惩罚很严厉。

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a tough breed of cattle

健壮型的牛

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He's not tough enough for a career in sales.

他干推销这一行缺少足够的韧劲。

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She's a tough cookie/customer (= sb who knows what they want and is not easily influenced by other people) .

她是个有主见的人。

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You think you're so tough, don't you?

你以为自己够厉害的，是不是？

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He plays the tough guy in the movie.

他在电影中扮演硬汉。

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a tough pair of shoes

一双结实的鞋子

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The reptile's skin is tough and scaly.

这种爬行动物的皮肤坚韧并带有鳞片。

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He built up a reputation as a tough businessman...

他树立了铁面生意人的名声。

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She is tough and ambitious.

她坚韧顽强，满怀抱负。

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He had shot three people dead earning himself a reputation as a tough guy.

他因枪杀三人得到了暴徒的恶名。

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She doesn't seem cut out for this tough neighbourhood...

她似乎不适合在这个治安恶劣的社区生活。

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Arthur grew up in a tough city.

阿瑟在一个到处是暴力与犯罪的城市长大。

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She had a pretty tough childhood…

她的童年非常不幸。

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It's been a tough day…

这是难熬的一天。

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It was a very tough decision but we feel we made the right one...

这是个困难的决定，但是我们认为我们做出了正确的选择。

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Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet…

不管是谁赢得选举都将面对复苏经济的棘手任务。

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He is known for taking a tough line on security...

他因在安全问题上采取强硬路线而闻名。

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He announced tough measures to limit the money supply.

他公布了限制货币供应的严厉措施。

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In industry, diamond can form a tough, non-corrosive coating for tools.

在工业上，金刚石可以用作工具表面坚固、耐腐蚀的覆盖层。

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…dark brown beans with a rather tough outer skin.

有着相当坚韧外壳的深棕色豆类

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The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.

牛排老得嚼不动，豌豆像子弹一样硬。

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The White House is hanging tough for a good agreement to be reached.

白宫为达成一项有利协议寸步不让。

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