1. 强硬的，坚固的
2. 棘手的
3. 坚强的，不屈不挠的，坚韧不拔的，能吃苦耐劳的
4. 老的，难切开的，嚼不烂的
5. 倒霉的
6. 顽固的，固执的
7. 无法无天的
8. 健壮的
9. 艰难的，艰苦的
10. 无情的，严厉的

1. 以强硬的态度，不妥协地

1. 恶棍，粗暴的人，无赖，流氓，歹徒，暴徒
2. 顽童

1. 坚持，挨过，忍耐困难

1. 坚韧的 not easily cut
2. 坚强的 able to endure hardship
3. 粗暴的 rough
4. 老的,硬的 hard to cut or chew
5. 严格的,强硬的 severe
6. 困难的 difficult

1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

2. an aggressive and violent young criminal

3. a cruel and brutal fellow

1. not given to gentleness or sentimentality;

   "a tough character"
   

2. 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"
   

3. physically toughened;

   "the tough bottoms of his feet"
   

4. substantially made or constructed;

   "sturdy steel shelves"
   "sturdy canvas"
   "a tough all-weather fabric"
   "some plastics are as tough as metal"
   

5. violent and lawless;

   "the more ruffianly element"
   "tough street gangs"
   

6. 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"
   

7. resistant to cutting or chewing

8. unfortunate or hard to bear;

   "had hard luck"
   "a tough break"
   

9. 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"
   

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」,