tough

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʌf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tʌf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tuf )

Inflections of 'tough' (adj):
tougher
adj comparative
toughest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

主要翻译
英语中文
tough adj(hard to break, chew, cut) (肉等)SCSimplified Chinese 老的,咬不动的,切不动的 lǎo de ,yǎo bú dòng de ,qiē bú dòng de
 The steak was too tough.
 牛排太老。
tough adjinformal (person: strong) ()SCSimplified Chinese 坚韧的, 坚强的
 The football player was so tough that he played with a fractured rib.
 这位足球运动员很坚强,一条腿淤肿后还继续踢球。
tough adjinformal (harsh) (气候等)SCSimplified Chinese 严酷的 yán kù de
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴酷的
 The tough winters make Maine a difficult place to live.
 缅因州冬天气候严酷,难以居住。
tough adjinformal (difficult)SCSimplified Chinese 艰苦的 jiān kǔ de
TCTraditional Chinese 艱苦的
  SCSimplified Chinese 困难的 jiān kǔ de ,kùn nán de
TCTraditional Chinese 困難的
 I had such a tough time in college.
 我上大学的时候很困难。
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

其他翻译
英语中文
tough adjinformal (person: difficult) ()SCSimplified Chinese 严厉的,难相处的 yán lì de ,nán xiāng chǔ de
TCTraditional Chinese 嚴厲的
 He is a tough person to work with.
tough adjinformal (person: mentally robust)SCSimplified Chinese 坚强的 jiān qiáng de
TCTraditional Chinese 堅強的
  SCSimplified Chinese 内心强大的
 You have to be tough to run for public office.
 如果你想竞选公职,内心必须强大。
tough interjinformal (decision will not change) (表示感叹)SCSimplified Chinese 就这样了!没办法了! jiù zhè yàng le méi bàn fǎ le
 Tough! You will learn to live with it.
tough nUS, informal (thug)SCSimplified Chinese 恶棍, 无赖
 There are some street toughs standing on the corner.
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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2026:

复合形式:
英语中文
hang tough v exprslang (not quit)SCSimplified Chinese 坚持到底 jiān chí dào dǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 堅持到底
  SCSimplified Chinese 坚持下去 jiān chí dào dǐ,jiān chí xià qù
TCTraditional Chinese 堅持下去
  SCSimplified Chinese 别打退堂鼓 jiān chí dào dǐ,bié dǎ tuì táng gǔ
tough call,
hard call
n
informal (difficult decision)SCSimplified Chinese 艰难的选择
tough cookie,
a tough cookie,
one tough cookie
n
figurative, informal (resilient person)SCSimplified Chinese 性格坚强的人
 Laura has survived cancer three times. She is one tough cookie!
tough guy ninformal (man: macho, aggressive)SCSimplified Chinese 硬汉 yìng hàn
 He wants everyone to think he's a tough guy.
tough it out v exprinformal (endure [sth] difficult)SCSimplified Chinese 挺过去 tǐng guò qù
  SCSimplified Chinese 坚持到底 tǐng guò qù,jiān chí dào dǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 堅持到底
tough job ninformal (difficult task) (非正式用语)SCSimplified Chinese 艰难的工作,棘手的活 jiān nán de gōng zuò,jí shǒu de huó
 It's a tough job, but somebody had to do it.
tough love n(harsh treatment of [sb] to help them)SCSimplified Chinese 严厉的爱
  SCSimplified Chinese 严爱管教
 When Mariam lost her brand new phone, her parents showed tough love by insisting she get a part-time job to buy herself a replacement.
tough luck ninformal (misfortune)SCSimplified Chinese 倒霉 dǎo méi
TCTraditional Chinese 倒霉 / 倒楣
 Albert's had tough luck all his life.
tough luck interjinformal (that's unfortunate)SCSimplified Chinese 倒霉 dǎo méi
TCTraditional Chinese 倒霉 / 倒楣
 Tough luck you can't find your car keys!
Tough luck! interjslang (being dismissive of [sb]'s misfortune)SCSimplified Chinese 真倒霉!
  SCSimplified Chinese 真不走运!
a tough nut,
a hard nut
n
figurative (difficult person)SCSimplified Chinese 难缠的人 nán chán de rén
TCTraditional Chinese 難纏的人
  SCSimplified Chinese 难对付的人 nán chán de rén,nán duì fù de rén
a tough nut to crack,
a hard nut to crack
n
figurative, informal ([sb] hard to persuade)SCSimplified Chinese 难以说服的人 nán yǐ shuō fú de rén
  SCSimplified Chinese 顽固的人 nán yǐ shuō fú de rén,wán gù de rén
  SCSimplified Chinese 顽冥不化者 nán yǐ shuō fú de rén,wán míng bú huà zhě
 Good luck with getting him to agree - he's a tough nut to crack.
 祝你好运,能让他同意——他可是相当的顽固。
a tough nut to crack,
a hard nut to crack
n
figurative, informal ([sth] hard to solve)SCSimplified Chinese 难办的事 nán bàn de shì
TCTraditional Chinese 難辦的事
  SCSimplified Chinese 难解决的问题 nán bàn de shì,nán jiě jué de wèn tí
 This algebra equation is a tough nut to crack.
 这个代数等式很难解。
tough out [sth],
tough [sth] out
v expr
informal (endure [sth] difficult)SCSimplified Chinese 挨过,熬过 āi guò,áo guò
  SCSimplified Chinese 经受过
 We've toughed out worse situations than this before; we'll be OK.
tough policy n(harsh rule)SCSimplified Chinese 严格的政策 yán gé de zhèng cè
 The police are implementing a tough policy on drink driving.
tough s*** exproffensive!, informal (outcome can't be changed) (可能有冒犯性,俚语)SCSimplified Chinese 没什么了不起
  SCSimplified Chinese 没什么好抱怨的
 You failed the test? Tough s***.
tough time ninformal (difficult period)SCSimplified Chinese 难过的日子,艰难时期
tough-minded adj(pragmatic, unsentimental)SCSimplified Chinese 意志坚强的
 Brian's tough-minded approach to problems makes him a strong project leader.
tough-minded adj(adamant, strong-willed)SCSimplified Chinese 坚定的, 固执的
 My tough-minded father was impossible to argue with.
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Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:

tough [tʌf] adj
1 (=strong, hard-wearing)
[+ material] 坚(堅)韧(韌)的 jiānrèn de
2 [+ meat] 老的 lǎo de
3 [+ person, animal]
(physically) 强(強)壮(壯)的 qiángzhuàng de
4 (mentally) 顽(頑)强(強)的 wánqiáng de
5 (=difficult)
[+ task, problem, way of life] 艰(艱)辛的 jiānxīn de
6 [+ time] 倒霉的 dǎoméi de
7 (=firm)
[+ stance, negotiations, policies] 严(嚴)格的 yángé de
8 (=rough) 无(無)法无(無)天的 wú fǎ wú tiān de
  • tough (luck)!
    倒霉! dǎoméi!
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习惯性搭配: a [gang, group, band] of toughs, the [meat, leather, plastic] is tough, is tough and [strong, durable], 更多……

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