toughKK [ˋtʌf] /ˈtʌf/形容詞1困難的、艱難的、棘手的Choosing between the two job offers was a tough decision.要在這兩份工作之間做選擇是個艱難的決定。2堅強的、強悍的、硬漢的She's tough enough to handle criticism from her colleagues.她夠堅強,能承受同事的批評。3強硬的、嚴厲的The government has promised to get tough on tax evasion.政府承諾將對逃稅採取強硬手段。4堅韌的、耐用的、結實的These boots are made of tough leather and last for years.這雙靴子是用堅韌的皮革做的,可以穿好幾年。5咬不動的、老的指食物The steak was so tough that I could barely chew it.這塊牛排太老了,我幾乎咬不動。顯示全部 9 個義項形容詞6治安差的、龍蛇混雜的He grew up in a tough part of the city.他在市區治安很差的地帶長大。7倒楣的、真慘口語That's tough, but there's nothing more we can do.那真的很慘,但我們也無能為力了。名詞1惡棍、流氓舊式A couple of toughs were hanging around outside the bar.幾個流氓在酒吧外面晃來晃去。片語動詞1硬撐、咬牙撐過口語;常用 tough it outHe decided to tough it out until the end of the season.他決定咬牙撐到球季結束。