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tough

/tuhf/US // tʌf //UK // (tʌf) //

艰难的,艰难,坚韧,坚韧的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    tough·er, tough·est.

    • : strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
    • : not brittle or tender.
    • : difficult to masticate, as food: a tough steak.
    • : of viscous consistency, as liquid or semiliquid matter: tough molasses.
    • : capable of great endurance; sturdy; hardy: tough troops.
    • : not easily influenced, as a person; unyielding; stubborn: a tough man to work for.
    • : hardened; incorrigible: a tough criminal.
    • : difficult to perform, accomplish, or deal with; hard, trying, or troublesome: a tough problem.
    • : hard to bear or endure: tough luck.
    • : vigorous; severe; violent: a tough struggle.
    • : vicious; rough; rowdyish: a tough character; a tough neighborhood.
    • : practical, realistic, and lacking in sentimentality; tough-minded.
    • : Slang. remarkably excellent; first-rate; great.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : in a tough manner.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a ruffian; rowdy.

Phrases

  • tough break
  • tough it out
  • tough nut
  • tough row to hoe
  • tough sledding
  • get tough
  • gut (tough) it out
  • hang tough
  • hard (tough) act to follow
  • hard (tough) nut to crack

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.sturdy, strong
Synonyms
hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的healthy健康,健康的,健全的,健全resilient弹性,有弹性的,弹性的,有弹性solid固体,坚实的,实体,扎实stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬tenacious坚韧,坚韧不拔,顽强,坚韧的tight紧,紧密,严格,紧张vigorous茁壮成长,蓬勃发展的,有力的,旺盛的firm公司,坚定的,坚实的,坚固的fit适合,适应,合适的,合身hardy耐心,耐寒,艰苦,坚硬的stalwart魁伟的,刚毅,魁伟,坚毅stout坚固的,粗壮的,粗壮,强壮的brawny彪悍的,彪形大汉,彪悍,强壮的cohesive凝聚力强,凝聚力,有凝聚力的,凝聚力强的conditioned有条件的,有条件,受理,条件性dense浓密的,浓密,密集的,密集durable耐用,经久耐用,持久,耐用的fibrous纤维状的,纤维状,纤维性的,纤维质的flinty燧人氏,燧石,燧石的,燧人氏的hard as nails坚如磐石,坚硬如钉,坚硬如铁,坚硬如钉子hard-bitten桀骜不驯,顽固不化,顽固不化的,顽固不化的人hardened硬化,硬化的,坚硬的,坚硬indigestible不易消化的,不易消化,难以消化的,不可消化的inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化leathery皮质的,皮实的,皮质,皮实lusty好色的,好色,淫荡的,淫乱的mighty伟大的,强大的,巨大的,强大molded成型,模制的,模压,成型的resistant耐用的,耐用,抵抗力强的,抗性rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的robust强大的,健壮的,健全的,健壮rugged崎岖不平的,崎岖不平,坚固耐用,崎岖的seasoned经验丰富的,经验丰富,有经验的,富有经验的sinewy多筋的,多筋,多骨的,多骨感的steeled有钢性,有钢的,有钢性的,有钢strapping捆绑,捆扎,捆绑法,捆绑式tough as nails坚韧如钉,坚韧如铁,坚韧如钢,坚韧不拔unbreakable牢不可破,牢不可破的,坚不可摧,坚不可摧的unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔withstanding耐受性,耐用性,耐受力,耐用
Antonyms
adj.obstinate, rough
Synonyms
desperate惨烈的,穷途末路,迫切的,惨烈fierce猛烈的,激烈的,猛烈,凶猛hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的hard-nosed坚韧不拔,坚硬的,强硬的,坚韧的harsh严厉的,苛刻的,严酷的,严厉narrow狭窄的,窄小的,缩小,窄小resolute果断,坚毅的,坚毅,坚定的severe严重,严厉,严峻,严峻的stern严厉的,严苛的,严酷的,严正的stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬strict严格,严格的,严,严谨terrible可怕的,可怕的是,恐怖的,可怕adamant坚定不移地,坚定不移的,坚定不移,坚定的firm公司,坚定的,坚实的,坚固的refractory耐火,耐火性,耐火的,耐火材料savage野蛮人,野蛮的,野蛮,野蛮生长arbitrary任意的,任性的,任意,任意性callous冷酷无情,冷酷无情的人,冷酷无情的,冷漠confirmed确认,证实,已确认,证实了cruel残酷的,残酷,残酷的是,很残酷drastic激烈的,急剧的,急剧,激烈exacting严格的,严格,严谨,严谨的ferocious凶猛的,猛烈的,凶狠的,凶残的fixed固定的,固定,固定式,固定不变hard-bitten桀骜不驯,顽固不化,顽固不化的,顽固不化的人hard-boiled煮熟的,煮沸的,煮沸,煮熟了的hard-line强硬派,强硬路线,强硬,强硬的hard-shelled硬壳的,硬壳,坚硬的外壳,有壳的headstrong刚愎自用,刚强,强势,强硬immutable不变的,不可变的,不可改变的,不可变inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化intractable棘手的,难以解决的问题,棘手的问题,难以解决的merciless无情的,无情,残酷无情,残酷无情的obdurate顽固的,顽固不化,顽固,顽强的pugnacious胆大包天,胆大妄为,胆大的,胆大的人ruffianly无赖地,无赖,无赖的,流氓地ruthless残酷无情,残酷无情的,残酷的,严酷的stubborn顽固的,顽固,倔强,倔强的taut绷紧,绷紧的,绷得紧紧的,紧绷的unalterable不可改变的,不可改变,不可更改的,不可更改unbending不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,倔强的,不屈服uncompromising不妥协的,不妥协,不屈不挠,毫不妥协uncontrollable不可控制的,无法控制的,不可控的,不可控unforgiving不宽容的,不留情面,不容置疑,不留情面的unmanageable不可收拾,不可收拾的,不可理喻,难以应付unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔vicious恶毒,邪恶的,凶恶,恶毒的violent激烈的,暴力的,猛烈的,暴力
Antonyms
adj.difficult, laborious
Synonyms
arduous艰巨的,艰辛的,艰巨,艰辛demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求hard艰苦,艰难的,艰难,艰苦的onerous繁重的,沉重的,繁重,严苛的severe严重,严厉,严峻,严峻的stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬strenuous费力的,费力,吃力,艰苦troublesome烦人,烦人的,麻烦的事,麻烦的事情handful少量的,少数人,少量,少数的heavy沉重,沉重的,重,厚重mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是uphill上坡,上坡路,上山,上坡时backbreaking艰苦卓绝的工作,艰辛的工作,艰苦的工作,艰苦卓绝baffling令人费解的,令人困惑的,莫名其妙的,令人困惑的是burdensome繁重的,繁琐的,繁琐,繁重的负担effortful努力的,费力的,努力,费力exacting严格的,严格,严谨,严谨的exhausting疲惫不堪的,详尽的,疲惫不堪,疲惫的exigent紧急状况,迫切的需要,迫切要求,紧急情况下grievous忧伤的,悲痛的,悲痛,悲伤的hairy有毛的,有毛,多毛的,有毛发的intractable棘手的,难以解决的问题,棘手的问题,难以解决的intricate复杂的,错综复杂的,错综复杂,复杂irksome烦人,烦人的,恼人的,恼人knotty疑难杂症,复杂的,棘手的,棘手的问题labored辛勤工作,劳动,勤劳的,勤奋no piece of cake小菜一碟,没有小菜一碟,没有小事,无米之炊oppressive压迫性,压迫性的,压抑的,压迫perplexing令人困惑的,令人费解的,令人疑惑的,令人费解puzzling令人费解的是,令人费解的,令人困惑的是,令人费解resisting抗拒,抵制,抵抗,抵抗力taxing征税,征税的,税收,课税thorny多刺的,棘手的,荆棘丛生,棘手的问题toilsome费力的,辛苦,劳累的,劳累trying试图,尽力而为,试试,尽力unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔weighty沉重的,有分量的,重量级的,重量级wicked邪恶的,邪恶,恶人,邪恶的人
Antonyms

Examples

  • Our last game we were coming off Lewis & Clark, and that was a tough game.

  • This is a way for animals to break down tough plant material like grass.

  • He spent the entire ride explaining how he was tough on the gloves while he skied but rewaterproofed them as often as once a week during the season.

  • If not, gathering about 14,000 signatures in 120 days will be very tough.

  • I learned some very tough lessons during some very tough times.

  • His flesh is sagging a bit, but he is still trim and looks lean, sinewy and tough.

  • “You ask me my motivation,” Marvin says, moving back into his tough guy persona again.

  • After a bunch of tough talk, this round of the hacker-on-hacker fight nevered materialized.

  • Although tough environmental controls were put in place in 2000, enforcement has been haphazard.

  • It was also an occasion for voluptuary displays of tough-mindedness.

  • But this paper was a very tough, fibrous substance, and would resist quite a heavy blow as well as keep out the cold.

  • "Tough—but most of us have been there, one time or another," Goodell observed sympathetically; and with that the subject rested.

  • You know that I come of tough fiber—of that old Creole race of Pontelliers that dry up and finally blow away.

  • Another tough-looking man ran out of the building and jumped into the red car.

  • But it was tough on Clip to run into a relative and find him passing smoke-signals along for that prince of rascals, Dangerfield.