tough是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 strong; not easily broken or made weaker or defeated -- 結實的；堅固的；堅強的

  • These toys are made from tough plastic. 這些玩具是由結實的塑膠製成。

  • Children's shoes need to be tough. 童鞋必須結實。

  • You have to be tough to be successful in politics. 要在政界取得成功就必須堅強。

  • informal Their lawyer is a real tough customer/nut (= person). 他們的律師真是很有主見。

  • Tough new safety standards have been introduced for cars. 汽車生產採用了更加嚴格的新安全標準。

  • There have been calls for tougher controls/restrictions on what online retailers are allowed to sell. 一直有人呼籲要對網上零售商出售的商品種類嚴加控制／限制。

  • After some tough bargaining, we finally agreed on a deal. 經過艱苦的討價還價，我們最終達成了一筆交易。

  • I think it's time the police got tougher on/with (= treated more severely) people who drink and drive. 我覺得警方該對酒後駕車者採取更加嚴厲的措施。

  • The government is continuing to take a tough line on terrorism. 政府繼續對恐怖主義採取強硬的態度。

• 1 difficult to do or to deal with -- 困難的；棘手的

  • They've had an exceptionally tough life. 他們的一生異常艱苦。

  • They will be a tough team to beat. 他們會是一支很難戰勝的隊伍。

  • The company is going through a tough time at the moment. 公司現在正值困難時期。

  • We've had to make some very tough decisions. 我們不得不作出一些很很艱難的決定。

  • My boss has given me a tough job/assignment. 我的老闆給了我一個棘手的工作／任務。

  • Many homeless people are facing a tough winter. 許多無家可歸者正面臨嚴冬的考驗。

• 2 Tough food is difficult to cut or eat. -- （食物）老的，不易切開的，嚼不動的

  • This steak is very tough. 這塊牛排很不好嚼。

  • These apples have tough skins. 這些蘋果的皮很老。

• 3 likely to be violent or to contain violence; not kind or pleasant -- 粗魯的；暴力的；不友善的

  • a tough neighbourhood 治安很差的社區

  • Many of the country's toughest criminals are held in this prison. 這個國家最兇殘的罪犯有許多都關在這座監獄裡。

• 4 unlucky -- 不幸的，倒楣的

  • "I have to work late today because I'm very behind on my work." "Oh, tough luck!" 「我今天必須加班，因為落下了許多工作。」「哦，真倒楣！」

  • It's tough on Geoff that he's going to miss the party. 傑弗真倒楣，他要錯過這次派對了。

  • "I don't have any money left." "Well, (that's just) tough - you shouldn't have spent it all on cigarettes." 「我的錢都花光了。」「哼，活該——你不該把錢都拿來買煙。」

• 5 a violent person -- 粗暴的人；暴徒

  • Bands of armed toughs roamed the city. 幾群持有武器的暴徒在這座城市遊蕩。