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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- tough [t^f]
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1.
adjective
[+material]
(strong, hard-wearing) 坚韧的
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2.
adjective
[+meat]
老的
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3.
adjective
[+person, animal]
(physically) 强壮的
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4.
adjective
(mentally) 顽强的
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5.
adjective
[+task, problem, way of life]
(difficult) 艰辛的
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6.
adjective
[+time]
倒霉的
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7.
adjective
[+stance, negotiations, policies]
(firm) 严格的
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8.
adjective
(rough) 无法无天的
- tough (luck) !
- 倒霉！
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1.
adjective
[+material]
(strong, hard-wearing) 坚韧的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tough [tʌf] [tʌf]
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1.
adjective
坚韧的；不易磨损的；不易断裂的
- 2. adjective 不易咀嚼的；不易切割的
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3.
adjective
粘的；稠的
- tough putty
- 很粘的油灰
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4.
adjective
强健的；健壮的；能吃苦耐劳的
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5.
adjective
坚强的；坚定的；顽强的
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6.
adjective
难说服的；倔强的；顽固的
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7.
adjective
铁石心肠的；无情的；冷酷的
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8.
adjective
[American English]
粗暴的；强横的；无法无天的
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9.
adjective
艰难的；困苦的；劳累的
- 10. adjective 激烈的；凶猛的
- 11. adjective [verbal] 坏的；令人不愉快的
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12.
adjective
[slang]
[American English]
顶好的；极妙的；出色的
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13.
noun
[American English]
恶棍；流氓；歹徒
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1.
adjective
坚韧的；不易磨损的；不易断裂的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tough [t^f]
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1.
adj
strong or resilient; durable
- a tough material
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2.
adj
not tender
- he could not eat the tough steak
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3.
adj
having a great capacity for endurance; hardy and fit
- a tough mountaineer
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4.
adj
rough or pugnacious
- a tough gangster
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5.
adj
resolute or intractable
- a tough employer
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6.
adj
difficult or troublesome to do or deal with
- a tough problem
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7.
adj
[informal]
unfortunate or unlucky
- it's tough on him
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8.
n
a rough, vicious, or pugnacious person
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9.
adv
[informal]
violently, aggressively, or intractably
- to treat someone tough
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10.
vt.
[tr]
[slang]
to stand firm, hold out against (a difficulty or difficult situation) (esp in tough it out)
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11.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English t
o h; related to Old High German za hi tough, Old Norse ta trodden ground in front of a house
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1.
adj
strong or resilient; durable
Examples
- tough steak
- 咬不动的牛排 → tough
- tough putty
- 很粘的油灰 → tough
- tough fight
- 激烈的战斗 → tough
- a tough break
- 不愉快的决裂 → tough
- After a tough week on the markets, the Mexican stock market firmed.
- 经过一个星期的动荡，墨西哥的股票市场稳定了下来。 → firm
- when the going gets tough
- 当情况艰难时 → going
- it was hard {or} tough {or} heavy going
- 困难重重 → going
- bad {or} hard {or} tough luck!
- 真不走运！ → luck
- hard {or} tough luck!
- 活该倒霉！ → luck
- tough (luck) !
- 倒霉！ → tough
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