It was a very tough decision but we feel we made the right one.这是个非常艰难的决定, 但是我们认为我们作出了正确的选择。

It may be tough to raise cash.筹措现金可能比较困难。

Change is often tough to deal with.变化常常难以应对。

It was tough, but I managed OK.这事比较棘手, 但我搞定了。

It's a tough job.这是一项艰巨的工作。

It's been a tough day.这是难熬的一天。

He was having a really tough time at work.他当时工作上困难重重。

She had a pretty tough childhood.她的童年非常不幸。

She wants an escape route if things get tough.如果情况不妙, 她想有条退路。

Camels are tough and hardy creatures.骆驼是能吃苦耐劳、适应力很强的动物。

She's tough. She can take it.她非常坚强, 能应付得了。

He was a tough mountaineer.他是一名坚韧不拔的登山运动员。

He built up a reputation as a tough businessman.他铁面生意人的名声在外。

She is tough and ambitious.她坚韧顽强, 满怀抱负。

Some plastics are as tough as metal.有些塑料和金属一样强韧结实。

tough leather gloves耐用的皮手套

dark brown beans with a rather tough outer skin外壳非常坚硬的深棕色豆子

The meat's tough.这肉太老了。

He could not eat the tough steak.牛排太硬了, 他咬不动。

I went to a very tough school.我上了一所学风极差的学校。

They grew up in a tough neighbourhood.他们在一个到处是暴力与犯罪的街区长大。

the tough kids in the neighbourhood这附近的小混混

They were tough girls from New York.她们是来自纽约的粗野女孩。

She favours tough economic policies.她倾向于硬性经济政策。

The government is tough on asylum seekers.政府对寻求政治避难者的态度非常强硬。

The school is tough on drugs.学校对毒品问题采取严厉措施。

He is known for taking a tough line on security.他因在安全问题上态度强硬而闻名。

They have always taken a tough stance against racism.他们一向坚决反对种族主义。

If you can't get here in time, then tough luck!如果你不能及时到这里, 那也是活该！

If you don't like it, tough!你要是不喜欢, 那也是你活该倒霉！

to treat someone tough粗暴地对待某人

Three burly toughs elbowed their way to the front.三个膀阔腰圆的恶汉挤到了前面。