The government is taking a tough line on drug abuse.

政府对滥用麻醉药品采取强硬方针。

I am well aware that this is a tough job.

我深知这是一件棘手的工作。

Conditions are rather tough here.

这里条件比较艰苦。

The law is tough on offenders.

该法律对违法者处罚很严厉。

A gang of toughs attacked the police.

一群暴徒袭击了警察。

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。

Don't be too tough on him'u2500he was only trying to help.

别对他要求过严，他只是想帮忙。

It's about time teachers started to get tough with bullies.

现在教师该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。

a tough breed of cattle

健壮型的牛

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 (= sb 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。

He built up a reputation as a tough businessman...

他树立了铁面生意人的名声。

She is tough and ambitious.

她坚韧顽强，满怀抱负。

He had shot three people dead earning himself a reputation as a tough guy.

他因枪杀三人得到了暴徒的恶名。

She doesn't seem cut out for this tough neighbourhood...

她似乎不适合在这个治安恶劣的社区生活。

Arthur grew up in a tough city.

阿瑟在一个到处是暴力与犯罪的城市长大。

She had a pretty tough childhood'u2026

她的童年非常不幸。

It's been a tough day'u2026

这是难熬的一天。

It was a very tough 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。

Whoever wins the election is going to have a tough job getting the economy back on its feet'u2026

不管是谁赢得选举都将面对复苏经济的棘手任务。

He is known for taking a tough line on security...

他因在安全问题上采取强硬路线而闻名。

He announced tough measures to limit the money supply.

他公布了限制货币供应的严厉措施。

In industry, diamond can form a tough, 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。

'u2026dark brown beans with a rather tough outer skin.

有着相当坚韧外壳的深棕色豆类

The steak was tough and the peas were like bullets.

牛排老得嚼不动，豌豆像子弹一样硬。

The White House is hanging tough for a good agreement to be reached.

白宫为达成一项有利协议寸步不让。

用作定语～+ n.

1. He has a tough character.
   他有一个坚韧的性格。
2. She is a tough person.
   她是一个坚强的人。
3. This is a tough problem.
   这是一个难题。

用作表语S+be+～

1. He is dreadfully tough.
   他极其粗鲁。
2. The meat is inedibly tough.
   这肉老得不能吃。
3. This policy is very tough.
   这个政策是很强硬的。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. They are very tough on drunk drivers.
   他们对酒后驾车者十分严格。

S+be+～+to- v

1. He is tough to work with.
   他很难共事。

get tough with

采用强硬手段take severe measures

～+名词

• tough%20competition">tough competition激烈的竞争

副词+～

• tough">dreadfully tough极其粗鲁的

～+动词

• tough%20to%20work%20with">tough to work with很难与…共事

～+介词

• tough%20on">tough on对…很严格

• The dermis, the tough fibrous tissue of the skin.

  出自：Health Now

• A tough impact-resistant thermoplastic housing.

  出自：Skin Diver

看电影

A：What do you want to do tonight?
你今晚打算做什么？

B：Do you want to see a movie? I heard there’s a new horror film playing tonight.
你想看电影吗？我听说今晚有部新的恐怖片放映。

tough在线翻译

A：You know I don’t like horror films!
你知道我不喜欢恐怖片。

tough什么意思

B：I’m only teasing. There’s also an adventure film and a cartoon playing tonight.
和你开玩笑呢！今晚还有探险片和卡通片。

A：What’s the cartoon? Is it the new Pixar film about cars?
是什么卡通片？是皮克斯公司新品的关于小汽车的新片吗？

B：Yes, that’s the name, actuallB: Cars.
是的，确切的名字是Cars。

tough在线翻译

A：That might be a good way to start the weekend. I’m not in the mood for anything too heavy.
这也许是度过周末的好方法。我不想再做繁重的事情了。

B：I know what you mean. We’ve both had atough week.
我理解你的意思。我们这周都过得太辛苦了。

A：Which theater is Cars playing at?
哪家影院在放映这部片子？

tough什么意思

B：It’s at the Paramount 16.
派拉蒙16.

A：That’s the one on the west side of town, right?
是城镇西部的那个，对吗？

B：Yeah, it should only take about 15 minutes to get there.
是的，只要15 分钟就能到。

A：When does it start?
什么时候开始？

B：Let’s see… the paper says that it starts at 7:15, but I think we should get there early to get a good seat.
我想想，报纸上说7 点15 开始，但我觉得我们应该早些去占个好位子。

A：Ok, well it’s 5:00 now, so let’s have dinner and then we can go.
我吧，现在已经5 点了，我们去吃晚饭然后就出发吧。

tough

B：Sounds good. I’ll drive if you make dinner.
听起来不错，如果你做晚饭我就开车。

A：How about the other way around?
换一种方式怎么样？