tough
释义
adj. 强硬的;艰苦的;严厉的
自然拼读
词态
比较级:tougher
最高级:toughest
复数:toughs
名词:toughness
副词:toughly
例句
The company admitted that it had been a tough year.
公司承认那是艰难的一年。
The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions .
记者们问了很多难以回答的问题。
It was a very tough decision but we feel we made the right one.
这是一个非常困难的决定,但我们觉得自己做出了正确的选择。
It was a tough race.
比赛打得很艰难。
Tough decisions will have to be made.
必须作出艰难的决定。
Washington played tough in the second half of the game.
华盛顿队在比赛的下半场表现得十分顽强。
She’s had a tough life.
她的生活十分艰辛。
I find his books pretty tough going .
我发现他的书很难读。
He’s as tough as nails – a good man to have on the team.
他是个很坚韧的人——队里有他真好。
Gage predicted the president’s proposal would be a tough sell before Congress.
盖奇预言总统的提议在国会很难通过。
The EU is taking a tough line with the UK over this issue.
在这一问题上,欧盟对英国的态度很强硬。
The men who work on the oil rigs are a tough bunch.
在石油钻塔上工作的都是吃苦耐劳的人。
, but we had to cancel the game because of the weather.
尽管是一个艰难的决定,但由于天气不好我们只得取消比赛。
词组
get tough with
[口语]对…强硬起来
tough nut
大胆果断的人;暴躁的人
hang tough
坚持到底,顽强不屈
tough cookie
非常坚强的人;不易动感情的人;自信者
tough luck
坏运气;真不走运
tough love
严厉的爱(指为起到帮助作用而严厉地对待有问题的人)
tough guy
[美口]硬汉
tough it out
[美国口语]勇敢地承受;坚持到底
近义
adv.强硬地,顽强地
doggedly
pertinaciously
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
difficult
strong
hard
rough
firm
n.恶棍
varlet
Highbinder
vt.坚持;忍受,忍耐
stay
stomach
go
abide
resist
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真题
考纲分布
adj. 艰难的; 不幸的
考纲释义
adj. 艰难的; 不幸的
真题例句
Compared to traveling, such social practice connects us and makes us learn how tough our parents are.
与旅行相比,这种社会实践将我们联系在一起,让我们认识到我们的父母有多严厉。
[2018 武汉卷 阅读理解]
考纲分布
adj. 艰难的; 棘手的
adj. 艰难的; 不幸的
考纲释义
adj. 艰难的; 棘手的
真题例句
For many people, the initial sense of urgency to create easily dies away because it requires making the tough decision.
对许多人来说,最初创造的紧迫感很容易消失,因为这需要做出艰难的决定。
[2021 天津卷 阅读理解]
There were some tough times and I just felt extremely tired.
有一些艰难的时刻,我只是觉得非常累。
[2021 新高考II卷 阅读理解]
Life must be pretty tough for his family now.
现在他的家庭生活一定很艰难。
[2019 全国卷 听力]
adj. 艰难的; 不幸的
1 ...which are schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers...
2012.6 CET4 阅读理解
2 ...high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to fine...
2009.6 CET4 阅读理解
3 ...we increasingly see tough advertisements on the air against smoking...
2016.6 CET6 听力题
4 ...says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to fine...
2009.6 CET4 阅读理解
5 ...which is schools that better serve our children and our nation by encouraging students to tackle tough subjects under the guidance of gifted teachers...
2012.6 CET4 阅读理解
6 ...Times are so tough that even bosses are taking pay cuts...
2013.6 CET4 阅读理解
7 ...with the tough ones taking the lead...
2010.12 CET4 阅读理解
8 ...deciding what to do upon graduation can be a tough decision to say the least...
2016.12 CET4 写作题
9 ...there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management – at least in America and Europe...
2011.6 CET6 阅读理解
10 ...But now that insurance has run out for him and he has to make tough choices...
2016.6 CET6 听力题
11 ...He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish...
2009.6 CET4 听力题