tough [形容詞] 堅韌的,牢固的;頑固的;棘手的; [名詞] 暴徒,惡棍
tough
[tʌf]
adj.強硬的, 棘手的, 艱苦的, 嚴厲的
adv.以強硬的態度
n.暴徒; 惡棍
例句與用法:
A lot of people would have resigned in the face of such accusations, but he stayed and toughed it out.
面對這樣的指責,許多人都會辭職的,然而他卻留下並硬是挺了過來。
The company faces tough competition.
這家公司面臨著艱難的競爭。
We won the contract but only through a lot of tough negotiating.
我們贏得了合同,但是卻經過了多次不屈不撓的談判才達到目的。
詞形變化:
副詞: toughly | 形容詞比較級: tougher | 形容詞最高級: toughest | 名詞: toughness |
英文解釋:
名詞 tough:
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
同義詞:street fighter
an aggressive and violent young criminal
同義詞:hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, toughie, strong-armer
a cruel and brutal fellow
同義詞:bully, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
形容詞 tough:
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution
同義詞:rugged
physically toughened
同義詞:toughened
substantially made or constructed
同義詞:sturdy
violent and lawless
同義詞:ruffianly
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
同義詞:bad
resistant to cutting or chewing
unfortunate or hard to bear
同義詞:hard
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
同義詞:baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical
同義詞
strong | sturdy | hard | durable | difficult | rough | exacting | firm | chewy | stringy | threatening | dangerous | demanding | severe | hardy | strict | vague | rigid | obscure | complicated | unclear | ruffian | harsh | hoodlum | stony | hearty | tenacious | resistant | drastic | gangster | wicked | sinewy | careless | manly | troublesome | stiff | painful | iron | criminal | wiry | proof | yob | hood | elusive | bully | roughneck | yobo | thug | toughie | problematical | goon | bad | baffling | ruffianly | rowdy | punk | hooligan | rugged | problematic | knotty | toughened | strong-armer | yobbo |
反義詞
tender |
以上來源於大辭典