tough

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释义

adj. 强硬的;艰苦的;严厉的

自然拼读

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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

中考真题
高考真题
其它

考纲分布

100%

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

60%

adj. 艰难的; 棘手的

40%

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