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adjectivenounverb 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。 tough (on somebody/something) Don't be too tough on him—he was only trying to help. 别对他要求过高，他只是想帮忙。 tough (with somebody/something) It's about time teachers started to get tough with bullies. 现在教师要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。 Local traders are calling for tougher action against vandals. a tough breed of cattle耐劣等饲养条件的牛种 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(= somebody 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。 It was tough on her being dropped from the team like that. 她就这样被队里刷了下来，真是倒霉。 (ironic) ‘I can't get it finished in time.’ ‘Tough! (= I don't feel sorry about it.)’ “我无法按时完成。” “活该倒霉！” She has been an excellent principal and will be a hard act to follow. She’s almost 90 but she’s still as tough as old boots. ‘I failed by one point.’ ‘That's tough luck.’ “我差一分没及格。” “运气真不好。” ‘If you take the car, I won't be able to go out.’ ‘Tough luck!’ “如果你把车开走，我就出不去了。” “该你倒霉！” Has the government been tough enough on polluters? He may find it tough to pursue his plans. It’s very tough on the wives when the husbands go off like that. It’s very tough on the wives when the husbands leave. The government has promised to get tough on crime. The meat was a bit tough. The strong dollar has made it tough for small businesses. Then this guy started acting tough. Things were pretty tough at first. You have to be tough with these young thugs. Don’t be too tough on him—he was only trying to help. 别对他要求过高，他只是想帮忙。 He had a tough childhood. It’s about time teachers started to get tough with bullies. 现在教师要对横行霸道的学生开始采取严厉措施了。 It’s tough out there in the real world. She’s been having a tough time of it. The next couple of months will be tough, but I’m sure we’ll cope. The school takes a tough line on cheating. 学校对作弊行为的惩罚很严厉。 There will be tough new controls on car emissions. We must take a tough stance against terrorism. |