1. | 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的having or causing problems or difficulties |
a tough childhood 苦难的童年 | |
It was a tough decision to make. 那是个很难作的决定。 | |
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。 | |
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。 | |
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。 |
2. | 严厉的；强硬的；无情的demanding that particular rules be obeyed and showing a lack of sympathy for any problems or suffering that this may cause |
Don't be too tough on him─he was only trying to help. 别对他要求过高，他只是想帮忙。 | |
It's about time teachers started to get tough with bullies. 现在教师要对横行霸道的学生开始采取严厉措施了。 | |
The school takes a tough line on(= punishes severely) cheating. 学校对作弊行为的惩罚很严厉。 |
3. | 坚强的；健壮的；能吃苦耐劳的；坚韧不拔的strong enough to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations |
a tough breed of cattle 耐劣等饲养条件的牛种 | |
He's not tough enough for a career in sales. 他干推销这一行缺少足够的韧劲。 | |
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。 |
4. | 彪悍的；粗暴的；粗野的physically strong and likely to be violent |
You think you're so tough, don't you? 你以为自己够厉害的，是不是？ | |
He plays the tough guy in the movie. 他在电影中扮演硬汉。 |
5. | 难切开的；嚼不烂的；老的difficult to cut or chew |
6. | 坚固的；不易切开（或打破、撕破等）的not easily cut, broken, torn, etc. |
a tough pair of shoes 一双结实的鞋子 | |
The reptile's skin is tough and scaly. 这种爬行动物的皮肤坚韧并带有鳞片。 |
7. | (informal) ~ (on sb) 不幸的；倒霉的unfortunate for sb in a way that seems unfair |
It was tough on her being dropped from the team like that. 她就这样被队里刷了下来，真是倒霉。 | |
‘I can't get it finished in time.’ ‘Tough!(= I don't feel sorry about it.) ’ “我无法按时完成。”“活该倒霉！” |
‘I failed by one point.’ ‘That's tough luck.’ “我差一分没及格。”“运气真不好。” |
‘If you take the car, I won't be able to go out.’ ‘Tough luck!’ “如果你把车开走，我就出不去了。”“该你倒霉！” |
‘I failed by one point.’ ‘That's tough luck.’ “我差一分没及格。”“运气真不好。” |
‘If you take the car, I won't be able to go out.’ ‘Tough luck!’ “如果你把车开走，我就出不去了。”“该你倒霉！” |
