tough love
noun
mass noun
1- promotion of a person's welfare, especially that of an addict, child, or criminal, by enforcing certain constraints on them, or requiring them to take responsibility for their actions严厉的爱（通过某种约束, 或要求他们为自己的行为负责的方法来提高个人, 尤其是有毒瘾的人、小孩或罪犯的福祉）。
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- N. Amer. a political policy designed to encourage self-help by restricting state benefits〈北美〉限制国家补助, 鼓励自助的政策。