tough

强壮的；坚强的；吃苦耐劳的

坚韧的；有韧性的

困难的；费力的；难切难吃的

坚决的；强硬的；顽强的

残暴的；无法无天的

很坏的；糟透的；不幸的

无法无天的人；流氓；亡命之徒 (= toughie)

tough

恶棍

强硬的, 艰苦的, 坚强的, 坚韧的, 强壮的, 吃苦耐劳的, 凶恶的, 粗暴的

<口>强硬地, 顽强地

<美口>忍受, 耐, 坚持

tough

1. someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

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2. an aggressive and violent young criminal

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3. a cruel and brutal fellow

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1. not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

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2. very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; "a rugged competitive examination"; "the rugged conditions of frontier life"; "the competition was tough"; "it's a tough life"; "it was a tough job"

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3. physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet"

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4. substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves"; "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some plastics are as tough as metal"

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5. violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"

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6. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"

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7. tough to cut or chew

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8. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

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