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tough·est 英tʌf美tʌf COCA⁹⁵⁴⁷BNC¹⁴⁸⁴⁰Economist⁸⁶⁴⁰
基本双解英英词源搭配短语近义反义句型用法例句Thesaurus例句
adj.强硬的³⁹;棘手的，难办的;艰苦的³⁷;严厉的¹⁷;牢固的，强壮的;坚强的，坚韧的adv.以强硬的态度⁷;强硬地，顽强地n.暴徒; 恶棍原型tough 的最高级副词toughly比较级tougher最高级toughest名词toughness
adj.形容词
坚韧的not easily cut 坚强的able to endure hardship 粗暴的rough 老的,硬的hard to cut or chew 严格的,强硬的severe 困难的difficult
Noun:
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxingan aggressive and violent young criminala cruel and brutal fellow
Adjective:
not given to gentleness or sentimentality;a tough character very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution;a rugged competitive examination the rugged conditions of frontier life the competition was tough it's a tough life it was a tough job physically toughened;the tough bottoms of his feet substantially made or constructed;sturdy steel shelves sturdy canvas a tough all-weather fabric some plastics are as tough as metal violent and lawless;the more ruffianly element tough street gangs feeling physical discomfort or pain `tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad';my throat feels bad she felt bad all over he was feeling tough after a restless night resistant to cutting or chewingunfortunate or hard to bear;had hard luck a tough break making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe;a baffling problem I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast a problematic situation at home 直接源自古英语的toh；最初源自古日耳曼语的tankhuz，意为困难的。
用作形容词 adj.
～+名词tough competition激烈的竞争副词+～dreadfully tough极其粗鲁的～+动词tough to work with很难与…共事～+介词tough on对…很严格
用作形容词adj.get tough with采用强硬手段take severe measures 近义词 hardstrongleathery反义词 weak
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.He has a tough character.他有一个坚韧的性格。
She is a tough person.她是一个坚强的人。
This is a tough problem.这是一个难题。
用作表语
S+be+～He is dreadfully tough.他极其粗鲁。
The meat is inedibly tough.这肉老得不能吃。
This policy is very tough.这个政策是很强硬的。S+be+～+ prep .-phraseThey are very tough on drunk drivers.他们对酒后驾车者十分严格。S+be+～+to- vHe is tough to work with.他很难共事。tough作形容词时可表示“凶恶的”的意思，还可作名词表示“恶棍”的意思，都是美式英语的用法。
形容词71%,名词27%,动词2%
I am well aware that this is a tough job.我深知这是一件棘手的工作。用作名词A gang of toughs attacked the police.一群暴徒袭击了警察。adj.sturdy, strong
同义词 hard,healthy,resilient,solid,stiff,tenacious,tight,vigorousfirm,fit,hardy,stalwart,stoutbrawny,cohesive,conditioned,dense,durable,fibrous,flinty,hard as nails,hard-bitten,hardened,indigestible,inflexible,leathery,lusty,mighty,molded,resistant,rigid,robust,rugged,seasoned,sinewy,steeled,strapping,tough as nails,unbreakable,unyielding,withstanding
反义词 easy,flexible,loose,pliable,pliant,slack,soft,weak,yieldingcontrollable,delicate,facile,fragile,gentle,kind,nice,tender,unstable,vulnerable,wobblyadj.obstinate, rough
同义词 harsh,stiff,resolute,hard,terrible,strict,severe,desperate,stern,fierce,narrow,hard-nosedfirm,savage,adamant,refractoryarbitrary,callous,confirmed,cruel,drastic,exacting,ferocious,fixed,hard-boiled,hard-line,headstrong,immutable,inflexible,intractable,merciless,obdurate,pugnacious,ruthless,stubborn,taut,unalterable,unbending,uncompromising,uncontrollable,unforgiving,unmanageable,unyielding,vicious,violent,hard-bitten,hard-shelled,ruffianly
反义词 tender,weak,delicateeasy-going,amenable,yielding,calm,pliant,flexible,nice,soft,mild,gentle,easycontrollable,wobbly,vulnerable,unstable,fragilesupple,tolerant,lenient,uncertain,facile,pliable,kind,peacefuladj.difficult, laborious
同义词 troublesome,stiff,hard,arduous,onerous,demanding,severe,strenuousheavy,uphill,handful,meanbackbreaking,baffling,burdensome,exacting,exigent,grievous,hairy,intractable,intricate,irksome,knotty,labored,oppressive,perplexing,puzzling,taxing,thorny,toilsome,trying,unyielding,weighty,wicked,effortful,exhausting,resisting,no piece of cake
反义词 tender,gentle,weak,delicatemild,calm,soft,pliant,flexible,nice,easycontrollable,kind,wobbly,vulnerable,unstable,fragiletrivial,facile,pliable But, I have to admit, this has been one of the toughest.
我必须承认，这次选战是一次艰难的较量。 voanews
The business analyst is probably one of the toughest roles to get right.
业务分析人员可能是最难得到正确认识的一个角色。 ibm
The toughest part for me was culling my board game collection.
对我来说最难的就是剔除掉我的桌面游戏。 yeeyan
The toughest part will be deciding what to pursue.
最难的应该是抉择去选择追求那一项了。 yeeyan
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
过去的一年在我的生活中是美好也是艰难的一年，因为我的妻子凯得了癌。 ebigear
What was the most difficult day for you as Chief of Staff and the most joyous day, and the toughest assignment President Bush gave you?
作为白宫办公厅主任,最艰难的一天是哪天,最高兴的又是哪天，还有布什总统派给你的,最难的任务是什么？163
“ I SET up a Fantasy Football competition between some of my toughest pupils, ” one young man explains.
“我为一些棘手学生举行了一次梦幻足球比赛，”一位年轻人解释道。 ecocn
And it is not clear that the government will have the clout to push through the toughest initiatives, such as joining a regional free- trade agreement.
而更为不清楚的是，日本政府是否将排除万难卖出最为艰难的第一步，比如说加入区域自由贸易协定。 ecocn
DESPITE its name, Smugglers' Gulch is one of the toughest places to sneak into America.
虽然有着越境者峡谷之称，这仍是最难潜入美国的地方之一。 ecocn
However, the exciting thing about the emerging world at the moment is a prevailing belief that even the toughest problems can be solved.
然而，在新兴世界令人兴奋的是当下他们普遍的信仰是认为无论多么棘手的问题都能被攻破。 ecocn
Imagine you had to explain your toughest subject to a5-year old. Now practice that.
想象你要把你最难的一门课的内容解释给一个5岁的小孩，现在开始练习。 blog.sina.com.cn
It's a pretty basic principle, but one of the toughest for companies to uphold.
这个原则非常简单，但是也是公司最难坚持的原则之一。 yeeyan
Ministers will soon be working in the toughest conditions faced by a government for decades.
未来的几十年，我们的部长将会面临一个很艰难的工作环境。 yeeyan
The International Air Transport Association says2009 is shaping up to be one of the toughest years the airline industry has ever faced.
国际航空运输协会说，2009年看来将会成为世界航空业有史以来面对的最为困难的年度之一。 ebigear
The toughest disputes are all short term: property, territory and security.
最难处理的争议都是短期的：财产、领土和安全。 ecocn
This is the toughest step for me.
对我来说这是最难的一步。 ebigear
This is the toughest part because we tend to bury some of these stressful memories.
这可能是最艰难的一步，因为我们倾向于埋葬掉这些沉重的记忆。 yeeyan
This might explain why nationalism, the loyalty of sports fans, and religiosity can be very strong in the toughest of times.
这也许可以解释为什么民族主义、忠实的体育迷和宗教在最艰难的时候反而最强大。 yeeyan
We needed it, for the last leg was the toughest of all: the Nullarbor Plain, which stretches across the south of the country.
我们需要这么做，因为我们最后一段路程是最艰难的，那就是绵延在澳大利亚南部的纳拉伯平原。 yeeyan
What is the toughest part of this balance for you?
这其中对你来说最难的是哪一部分？ yeeyan
Who has the toughest job in the world?
在这个世界上，谁的工作最有难度？ iciba
YOUR PARENTS Some of the toughest financial problems that come up well into a marriage are those that feel like a choice between your spouse and another loved one.
你的父母婚姻中出现的最为棘手的问题是那些需要你在配偶和另一个你爱的人中做出的抉择。 yeeyan |