首页英语词典toughtough的意思

tough

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近义词sturdy strong firm durable hardy

反义词

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

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词态变化

复数: toughs;副词: toughly;名词: toughness;

助记提示

1. “他服” => 我非常坚强、顽强、强壮，让他很服气、很佩服。
2. 他服了，我实在是太顽强了，他彻底服气了。

中文词源

tough 坚硬的，坚强的，艰难的，艰苦的

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.

英英释意

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

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.).

同义词辨析

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。

考试真题

These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.

When I told a group of school children who displayed helpless behavior that a lack of effort led to their mistakes in math, they learned to keep trying when the problems got tough.

Times are so tough that even bosses are taking pay cuts.

There is, in our view, no real dispute here, we are all seeking the same thing, which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers.

In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead.

tend to be physically tougher in adulthood

After tough workout or a day full of physical activity, it's common to find your muscles aching, but where do these pains come from?

Banks and car manufacturers are glad for the extra business in tough economic times.

Look, it's a tough decision, but you're running out of time, aren't you?

Sarina Harper, a 19-year-old student at virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015—pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework.

A study by Mannaz, a leadership development company, suggests that, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated completely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management – at least in America and Europe.

It is eradicating the tough aspects of management

He has a tough problem to solve.

The actor type works better in tough negotiations.

Psychologists are finding that hope plays a surprisingly vital role in giving people a measurable advantage in rounds as diverse as academic achievement, bearing up in tough jobs, and coping with tragic illness.

It has encountered increasingly tougher challenges.

Because children's brain and behavioral disorders, like hyperactivity and lower grades, can also be linked to social and genetic factors, it's tough to pin them on exposure to specific chemicals with solid 33 statistical evidence, which is what the EPA re

But now, that insurance has run out for him, and he has to make tough choices.

Extreme conditions produce extremely tough plants.

give yourself the resources to be tough by creating internal and external recovery periods.

It's tough to quantify how good a person is at remembering.

The big difference between "drought-tolerant" plants and these tough plants: metabolism.

We believe that the longer we tough it out, the tougher we are, and therefore the more successful we will be.

We often take a militaristic, "tough" approach to resilience and determination like a Marine pulling himself through the mud, a boxer going one more round, or a football player picking himself up off the ground for one more play.

A tough man can tolerate suffering.

Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical, never letting myself leave out a tough idea.

But life must be pretty tough for his family now.

Researchers should improve their standards, he wrote in2012, but journals should also take a tougher line, “engaging reviewers who are statistically literate and editors who can verify the process”.

firms who want to keep their outside directors through tough times may have to create incentives.

Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going through tough times.

That suggests it is in the broader corporate interest to recruit top candidates for increasingly tough jobs.

The food industry will be alarmed that such senior doctors back such radical moves, especially the call to use some of the tough tactics that have been deployed against smoking over the last decade.

Think about how tough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly.

词组搭配

tough it out

(informal)endure a period of hardship or difficulty

(非正式)坚持到底，熬过

tough shit (或 titty)

(vulgar slang)used to express a lack of sympathy with someone

(粗俚)活该（表示对某人的不同情）

tough it out&I{【俚语】}

To get through despite hardship; endure

尽管有困难而熬过；忍受

“It helps if one was raised to tough it out”(&b{Gail Sheehy})
“如果一个人在艰难困苦中长大，这对他很有帮助”(&b{盖尔·希伊})

实用场景例句

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。

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。

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。

The school takes a tough line on (= punishes severely) cheating.: 学校对作弊行为的惩罚很严厉。

a tough breed of cattle: 健壮型的牛

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。

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。

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。

He built up a reputation as a tough businessman...: 他树立了铁面生意人的名声。

She is tough and ambitious.: 她坚韧顽强，满怀抱负。

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。

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。

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。

She had a pretty tough childhood…: 她的童年非常不幸。

It's been a tough day…: 这是难熬的一天。

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。

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。

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。

He announced tough measures to limit the money supply.: 他公布了限制货币供应的严厉措施。

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。

…dark brown beans with a rather tough outer skin.: 有着相当坚韧外壳的深棕色豆类

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。

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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