Life must be prettytough for his family now.
现在他的家庭生活一定很艰难。
2019全国卷
副词::toughly
比较级::tougher
最高级::toughest
名词::toughness
"a tough character"
"a rugged competitive examination"
"the rugged conditions of frontier life"
"the competition was tough"
"it's a tough life"
"it was a tough job"
"the tough bottoms of his feet"
"sturdy steel shelves"
"sturdy canvas"
"a tough all-weather fabric"
"some plastics are as tough as metal"
"the more ruffianly element"
"tough street gangs"
"my throat feels bad"
"she felt bad all over"
"he was feeling tough after a restless night"
"had hard luck"
"a tough break"
"a baffling problem"
"I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"
"a problematic situation at home"
1.坚强的;吃苦耐劳的;坚韧不拔的
Atough person is strong and determined, and can tolerate difficulty or suffering.
e.g. He built up a reputation as atough businessman...
他树立了铁面生意人的名声。
e.g. She istough and ambitious.
她坚韧顽强，满怀抱负。
2.粗野的;粗暴的
If you describe someone astough, you mean that they are rough and violent.
tough什么意思
e.g. He had shot three people dead earning himself a reputation as atough guy.
他因枪杀三人得到了暴徒的恶名。
3.治安很差的；充满犯罪与暴力的
Atough place or area is considered to have a lot of crime and violence.
e.g. She doesn't seem cut out for thistough neighbourhood...
她似乎不适合在这个治安恶劣的社区生活。
e.g. Arthur grew up in atough city.
阿瑟在一个到处是暴力与犯罪的城市长大。
4.艰难的;困苦的;难熬的
Atough way of life or period of time is difficult or full of suffering.
e.g. She had a prettytough childhood…
她的童年非常不幸。
e.g. It's been atough day…
这是难熬的一天。
5.棘手的;难办的;难解决的
Atough task or problem is difficult to do or solve.
e.g. It was a verytough 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。
e.g. Whoever wins the election is going to have atough 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。
6.(政策或行动)强硬的，严厉的
tough policies or actions are strict and firm.
e.g. He is known for taking atough line on security...
他因在安全问题上采取强硬路线而闻名。
e.g. He announcedtough measures to limit the money supply.
他公布了限制货币供应的严厉措施。
7.坚固的;坚韧的;牢固的
Atough substance is strong, and difficult to break, cut, or tear.
e.g. In industry, diamond can form atough, 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。
e.g. …dark brown beans with a rathertough outer skin.
有着相当坚韧外壳的深棕色豆类
8.(肉)非常老的，切不下的，嚼不动的
tough meat is difficult to cut and chew.
tough的意思
e.g. The steak wastough and the peas were like bullets.
牛排老得嚼不动，豌豆像子弹一样硬。
9.不泄气;坚持不懈
If someone who is trying to achieve somethinghangs tough, they remain determined and do not give up, even when there are difficulties or problems.
e.g. The White House is hangingtough for a good agreement to be reached.
白宫为达成一项有利协议寸步不让。
10. atough row to hoe -> see hoe
atough nut -> see nut
相关词组：tough out
1. 韧：又比如1990年有一篇高考阅读理解叫Annealing(退火),它讲的是如何通过annealing来使金属变硬(hard)、变软(soft)、变脆(brittle)、变韧(tough)等. 我们可以想象假如有一个考生是铁匠的儿子,那么他做这篇阅读理解肯定要比一般的考生容易得多.
2. 坚强：波登在文章一开始就表明,王建民是个坚强(tough)的人. 波登引用了一个过去的小故事:2005年春训时,还没登上大联盟的王建民只算得上小咖,一天建仔因守备训练出错被罚跑球场一圈,依照惯例他必须挑一个倒楣队友「陪跑」,
政府对滥用麻醉药品采取强硬方针。
I am well aware that this is a tough job.我深知这是一件棘手的工作。
Conditions are rather tough here.这里条件比较艰苦。
The law is tough on offenders.该法律对违法者处罚很严厉。
A gang of toughs attacked the police.一群暴徒袭击了警察。
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'u2500he 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'u2026她的童年非常不幸。
It's been a tough day'u2026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'u2026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。
'u2026dark 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。
The dermis, the tough fibrous tissue of the skin.
出自：Health NowA tough impact-resistant thermoplastic housing.
出自：Skin Diver看电影
A：What do you want to do tonight?
你今晚打算做什么？
B：Do you want to see a movie? I heard there’s a new horror film playing tonight.
你想看电影吗？我听说今晚有部新的恐怖片放映。
tough在线翻译
A：You know I don’t like horror films!
你知道我不喜欢恐怖片。
tough什么意思
B：I’m only teasing. There’s also an adventure film and a cartoon playing tonight.
和你开玩笑呢！今晚还有探险片和卡通片。
A：What’s the cartoon? Is it the new Pixar film about cars?
是什么卡通片？是皮克斯公司新品的关于小汽车的新片吗？
B：Yes, that’s the name, actuallB: Cars.
是的，确切的名字是Cars。
tough在线翻译
A：That might be a good way to start the weekend. I’m not in the mood for anything too heavy.
这也许是度过周末的好方法。我不想再做繁重的事情了。
B：I know what you mean. We’ve both had atough week.
我理解你的意思。我们这周都过得太辛苦了。
A：Which theater is Cars playing at?
哪家影院在放映这部片子？
tough什么意思
B：It’s at the Paramount 16.
派拉蒙16.
A：That’s the one on the west side of town, right?
是城镇西部的那个，对吗？
B：Yeah, it should only take about 15 minutes to get there.
是的，只要15 分钟就能到。
A：When does it start?
什么时候开始？
B：Let’s see… the paper says that it starts at 7:15, but I think we should get there early to get a good seat.
我想想，报纸上说7 点15 开始，但我觉得我们应该早些去占个好位子。
A：Ok, well it’s 5:00 now, so let’s have dinner and then we can go.
我吧，现在已经5 点了，我们去吃晚饭然后就出发吧。
tough
B：Sounds good. I’ll drive if you make dinner.
听起来不错，如果你做晚饭我就开车。
A：How about the other way around?
换一种方式怎么样？
Life must be prettytough for his family now.
现在他的家庭生活一定很艰难。
2019全国卷
Think about howtough it is to get together 15 people, much less 50, who all get along perfectly.
想想看，15个人聚在一起有多难，更别说50个人了，而且他们都相处得很好。
2020英语二
Pete Schneider considers the climbtougher today.
皮特.施耐德认为如今人生进阶更加艰难。
2016英语二
Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going throughtough times.
有时候很容易感觉不好，因为你正在经历艰难的时期。
2015英语二
It needstougher enforcement.
它需要更强硬的执法。
2020英语二
Researchers should improve their standards, he wrote in Nature in 2012, but journals should also take atougher line.
他2012年在《自然》杂志上写道，研究人员应该提高自己的业务水平，但是杂志也应该严格把关。
2015英语一
It is as though 20 years of ever-tougher reforms of the job search and benefit administration system never happened.
这就好像，20年来对求职和福利管理体制进行的越来越严厉的改革，从未发生过。
2014英语一
