tough
US
UK tough adj: (hard to break, chew, cut) (肉等)
SC 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 adj: informal (person: strong) (人)
SC 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 adj: informal (harsh) (气候等)
SC 严酷的 yán kù de
TC 嚴酷的
TC 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 adj: informal (difficult)
SC 艰苦的 jiān kǔ de
TC 艱苦的
TC 艱苦的
SC 困难的 jiān kǔ de ，kùn nán de
TC 困難的
TC 困難的
I had such a tough time in college.
我上大学的时候很困难。
tough adj: informal (person: difficult) (人)
SC 严厉的，难相处的 yán lì de ，nán xiāng chǔ de
TC 嚴厲的
TC 嚴厲的
He is a tough person to work with.
tough adj: informal (person: mentally robust)
SC 坚强的 jiān qiáng de
TC 堅強的
TC 堅強的
SC 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 interj: informal (decision will not change) (表示感叹)
SC 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 n: US, informal (thug)
SC 恶棍, 无赖
There are some street toughs standing on the corner.
hang tough v expr: slang (not quit)
SC 坚持到底 jiān chí dào dǐ
TC 堅持到底
TC 堅持到底
SC 坚持下去 jiān chí dào dǐ，jiān chí xià qù
TC 堅持下去
TC 堅持下去
SC 别打退堂鼓 jiān chí dào dǐ，bié dǎ tuì táng gǔ
tough call, hard call n: informal (difficult decision)
SC 艰难的选择
a tough cookie, one tough cookie n: informal, figurative (resilient person)
SC 性格坚强的人
tough guy n: informal (man: macho, aggressive)
SC 硬汉 yìng hàn
He wants everyone to think he's a tough guy.
tough it out v expr: informal (endure [sth] difficult)
SC 挺过去 tǐng guò qù
SC 坚持到底 tǐng guò qù，jiān chí dào dǐ
TC 堅持到底
TC 堅持到底
tough job n: informal (difficult task) (非正式用语)
SC 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)
SC 严厉的爱
SC 严爱管教
tough luck n: informal (misfortune)
SC 倒霉 dǎo méi
TC 倒霉 / 倒楣
TC 倒霉 / 倒楣
Albert's had tough luck all his life.
tough luck interj: informal (that's unfortunate)
SC 倒霉 dǎo méi
TC 倒霉 / 倒楣
TC 倒霉 / 倒楣
Tough luck you can't find your car keys!
Tough luck! interj: slang (being dismissive of [sb]'s misfortune)
SC 真倒霉！
SC 真不走运！
a tough nut, a hard nut n: figurative (difficult person)
SC 难缠的人 nán chán de rén
TC 難纏的人
TC 難纏的人
SC 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)
SC 难以说服的人 nán yǐ shuō fú de rén
SC 顽固的人 nán yǐ shuō fú de rén，wán gù de rén
SC 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)
SC 难办的事 nán bàn de shì
TC 難辦的事
TC 難辦的事
SC 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)
SC 挨过，熬过 āi guò，áo guò
SC 经受过
We've toughed out worse situations than this before; we'll be OK.
tough policy n: (harsh rule)
SC 严格的政策 yán gé de zhèng cè
The police are implementing a tough policy on drink driving.
tough s*** expr: potentially offensive, slang (outcome can't be changed) (可能有冒犯性，俚语)
SC 没什么了不起
SC 没什么好抱怨的
You failed the test? Tough s***.
tough time n: informal (difficult period)
SC 难过的日子，艰难时期
tough-minded adj: (pragmatic, unsentimental)
SC 意志坚强的
Brian's tough-minded approach to problems makes him a strong project leader.
tough-minded adj: (adamant, strong-willed)
SC 坚定的, 固执的
My tough-minded father was impossible to argue with.