tough

英

/tʌf/

美

/tʌf/

adj.

艰难的;强硬的;严厉的;艰苦的;坚强的;棘手的;坚固的;不幸的;坚韧不拔的;能吃苦耐劳的;无情的;彪悍的;健壮的;难切开的

n.

恶棍;暴徒;粗暴的人

v.

坚持;忍受，忍耐

例句

It was a tough race and I had to pace myself. 

这是场艰苦的比赛，我不得不控制好节奏。

You're just going to have to tough it out. 

你只好硬着头皮撑到底了。

He was not the 'tough guy' the public identified him with. 

他并不是公众所认定的那种硬汉。