tough
🇺🇸
/tʌf/
🇬🇧
/tʌf/
adjective
B2
hard or difficult
This math problem is tough to solve.
这道数学题很难解。
B2
strict and not kind
The teacher has tough rules for homework.
老师对作业有严格的规定。
B2
strong in mind
She is tough and never gives up.
她很坚强，从不放弃。
B2
strong and sometimes violent
The tough man scared the children.
那个凶悍的男人吓坏了孩子们。
B2
with much crime
It's a tough area with many fights.
这是一个治安很差的地区，经常发生斗殴。
B2
hard to chew
The steak was too tough to eat.
这块牛排太硬了，没法吃。
R
not easy to break
The box is made of tough plastic.
这个盒子是用坚韧的塑料制成的。
R
unfairly hard for someone
It was tough on him to lose his job.
失去工作对他来说很艰难。
noun
R
a violent person
The tough started a fight in the bar.
那个恶棍在酒吧里挑起了一场斗殴。
translation
艰难的, 严厉的, 意志坚强的, 强悍的, 犯罪猖獗的, 难嚼的, 坚固的, 对...不公平的
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词形变化
Comparative
tougher
Superlative
toughest
Plural
toughs