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─he was only trying to help.
别对他要求过高，他只是想帮忙。
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。
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(= 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。
unfortunate for sb in a way that seems unfair
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。
‘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！”
‘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！”
‘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！”
1.硬,嚼不动的(肉等);强健的;〈口〉强硬的(政策等)
2.不屈不挠的,坚强的;顽固的,固执的
3.难办的,费力的,棘手的(工作等);〈口〉困苦的(命运等)
4.〈美〉无法无天的,暴戾的,凶恶的
5.〈美俚〉极好的
6.强韧的,弯折不断的;胶黏的
1.硬,嚼不动的(肉等);强健的;〈口〉强硬的(政策等)
2.不屈不挠的,坚强的;顽固的,固执的
3.难办的,费力的,棘手的(工作等);〈口〉困苦的(命运等)
4.〈美〉无法无天的,暴戾的,凶恶的
5.〈美俚〉极好的
6.强韧的,弯折不断的;胶黏的
1.〈美俚〉恶棍,无赖
1.〈美俚〉忍耐困难
1.difficult
2.strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain
3.confident, and determined to get what you want
4.very strict and severe
5.food, especially meat, that is tough is very difficult to cut and chew
6.difficult to break or damage
7.likely to behave in a violent way
8.a tough place is one in which there is a lot of crime and violence
1.difficult
2.strong and able to deal with difficult situations or pain
3.confident, and determined to get what you want
4.very strict and severe
5.food, especially meat, that is tough is very difficult to cut and chew
6.difficult to break or damage
7.likely to behave in a violent way
8.a tough place is one in which there is a lot of crime and violence
1.a violent man, especially a violent criminal
1.used for saying that you have no sympathy for someone
1.in a way that shows you are determined, strong, or not afraid
1.I worry about you facing this tough situation alone but I always pray for you and wish everything goes smoothly.
我很担心你，你面临这艰难处境，但我会为你祈祷，希望所有事情顺利。
2.Without it, he said he would have a really tough time, especially when he has to travel outside of Seoul.
他说，没有GPS的话，他的日子就很不好过，尤其是在他不得不在首尔以外开车的时候。
3.The commission's instinct seems to be to take a fairly tough stance on intra-bank lending, but its precise views are hazy.
委员会的本意是在银行间的借贷中扮演一种极其强硬的姿态，不过有关它们更确切的立场尚不清楚。
4.If I were to win the first set, then second set I would fight and I would try to [win, but] it would be tough anyway.
如果我拿下第一盘，那么第二盘我会力拼并且努力赢下比赛的，但是不管怎样第二盘都会显得很困难。
5.Being the offspring of a legend made her an easy target for high school kids to see how tough she was.
一名传奇人物的后人，她自然成了高中同学们的靶子，大家都想看看她到底有多厉害。
6.In fact, the mechanism of outsiders bad, always debating team, is often able to make tough decisions and stick to the team.
实际上，在外人看来机制不良、总是争论不休的团队，往往是能够做出和坚守艰难决策的团队。
7.The next few months will be tough, but giving the Civic a decent debut would at least help shore up the brand.
未来几个月将是艰难的，但新思域也会有一个体面的亮相会，这至少也能让本田屹立不倒。
8.Yahoo said its searches showed people trying to cope in tough times. Google said they were even eating differently.
雅虎指出，其搜索内容显示出了人们努力应对艰难时期。谷歌说，经济状况甚至让大家改变了饮食习惯。
9.Despite their tough anti-American rhetoric, the government is privately trying to maintain good relations with the U. S.
尽管他们发表强硬的反美言论，政府仍试图私下与美国保持良好关系。
10.He beat her as he had beaten snotty smaller kids long ago when he had been a tough teenager in New York's Hell's Kitchen.
他不停地打她，就象他还是纽约地狱的厨房（曼哈顿的贫民窟）里的强壮少年时打讨厌的小子们一样。