中文解释

困难的

It was a tough race..比赛打得很艰难。

She’s had a tough life..她的生活十分艰辛。

The company admitted that it had been a tough year..公司承认那是艰难的一年。

Tough decisions will have to be made..必须作出艰难的决定。

The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions ..记者们问了很多难以回答的问题。

(= a difficult decision ) , but we had to cancel the game because of the weather..尽管是一个艰难的决定，但由于天气不好我们只得取消比赛。

I find his books pretty tough going (= difficult to read ) ..我发现他的书很难读。

Gage predicted the president’s proposal would be a tough sell (= something that is difficult to persuade someone about ) before Congress..盖奇预言总统的提议在国会很难通过。

tough guy[美口]硬汉

tough it out[美国口语]勇敢地承受；坚持到底

get tough with[口语]对…强硬起来

tough cookie非常坚强的人；不易动感情的人；自信者

tough luck坏运气；真不走运

tough nut大胆果断的人；暴躁的人

tough love严厉的爱（指为起到帮助作用而严厉地对待有问题的人）

hang tough坚持到底，顽强不屈

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