tough
US /tʌf/
・UK /tʌf/
A2 初級英檢中級
adj.形容詞(肉等)老的；咬不動的
He had a difficult time eating the tough meat
adj.形容詞堅韌的：艱苦的：困難的
Last night's homework assignment was very tough
adj.形容詞強硬的；嚴格的
The teacher is tough because she wants the best work
adj.形容詞堅韌的
These tough vegetables are difficult to cut
adj.形容詞不屈不撓的
She is tough emotionally and can handle the pressure
adj.形容詞棘手的；費勁的
It is tough to get the boy to do anything
adj.形容詞剛強的
She was a tough girl from a poor neighborhood
n.名詞硬漢
He thinks he's a tough, but he's really just a bully
v.t.及物動詞使變堅強
The gang toughed him up before letting him join
v.t./i.動詞 (及物/不及物)忍受
He toughed it out and finished the race despite his injury.
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川普「哇！」對伊朗的髒話威脅讓CNN評論員傻眼！ (‘Ok, wow!’: Trump’s profane Iran threat stuns CNN panel)
- a president who just wants out and has now struck a nerve on something that sounds really tough but has a historical significance and a much bigger danger and can of worms that's being opened.
今天早上有些事。
- a president who just wants out and has now struck a nerve on something that sounds really tough but has a historical significance and a much bigger danger and can of worms that's being opened.
今天早上有些事。
你也說錯了嗎？5 個英語學習者最常犯的錯誤（Are YOU Saying it WRONG? 5 Highly Common Mistakes in English）
- Word order is tough, but we're really going to focus on it today.
- but it should be "I ate the last 3 biscuits." That's a tough pronunciation challenge, isn't it?
「It's very big.」 「It's quite big.」 「very」或「quite」加上形容詞。
【瘋狂醫師】羅伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森《化身博士》經典名著 | 全本有聲書 (Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook)
- and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty;
- The stick with which the deed had been done, although it was of some rare and very tough and heavy wood, had broken in the middle under the stress of this insensate cruelty;
犯下此案的木杖，雖然是用一種稀有、非常堅韌且沉重的木頭製成，但在這股瘋狂殘酷的壓力下，已經斷成兩截；
單向團 (One Direction) - 「你有多美」爆笑惡搞版！ (One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful" PARODY)
- I use a really expensive shampoo, with throwing rocks and acting tough, even though we're all wearing tons of makeup.
我用的是一種非常昂貴的洗髮水，雖然我們都化了濃妝，但我還是會扔石頭，裝作很堅強的樣子。
- We're throwing rocks and acting tough, even though we're all wearing tons of makeup.
我們的經理說，儘管我們都是同志，但我們必須表現得正直。
2025年如何真正達成你的目標 (實證依據)！ (How To Actually Achieve Your Goals in 2025 (Evidence-Based))
- But if I were to take the 20 seconds to tie them to an identity of I am a healthy person, that will make it more likely that I'll actually achieve the goals and I'll actually stick with it when the going gets tough because I've resonated with that identity.
但是，如果我花 20 秒鐘的時間，把它們與 "我是一個健康的人 "這一身份聯繫起來，我就更有可能真正實現目標，在遇到困難時也能堅持下去，因為我已經與這一身份產生了共鳴。
- Similarly, I found when I was working on my YouTube channel, when I gave myself permission to lean into the identity of I am a YouTuber, that was what allowed me to stay consistent with making YouTube videos in the tough times.
同樣，我發現當我在製作 YouTube 頻道時，當我允許自己向 "我是一名 YouTuber "這一身份靠攏時，我才能在艱難時期堅持製作 YouTube 視頻。
IELTS 9分測驗：你能打敗兩位學生嗎？ (Band 9 Level IELTS Quiz: Can You Beat Both Students?)
- That's tough.
好極了
- That's tough.
你這週末有空嗎？
