toughest
美 [t?f] 
英 [t?f]
- n.惡棍；暴徒；粗暴的人；無賴
- adj.嚼不動的(肉等)；強健的；〈口〉強硬的(政策等)；堅強的；艱苦的；艱難的；棘手的；嚴厲的
- v.〈美俚〉忍耐困難；〈美俚〉忍耐困難
- 網絡嚴格；最強大的敵人；最具挑戰性的
詞形變化
比較級：tougher 最高級：toughest 復數：toughs 反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
困難difficult
1. | 艱苦的；艱難的；棘手的having or causing problems or difficulties |
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| It was a tough decision to make. 那是個很難作的決定。 |
| She's been having a tough time of it(= a lot of problems) lately. 她最近的日子一直很難熬。 |
| He faces the toughest test of his leadership so far. 他面臨迄今為止對自己的領導工作最嚴峻的考驗。 |
| It can be tough trying to juggle a career and a family. 要事業家庭兩不誤，有時會很艱難。 |
嚴格；堅定strict/firm
2. | 嚴厲的；強硬的；無情的demanding that particular rules be obeyed and showing a lack of sympathy for any problems or suffering that this may cause |
| Don't be too tough on him─he was only trying to help. 別對他要求過高，他只是想幫忙。 |
| It's about time teachers started to get tough with bullies. 現在教師要對橫行霸道的學生開始采取嚴厲措施了。 |
| The school takes a tough line on(= punishes severely) cheating. 學校對作弊行為的懲罰很嚴厲。 |
強壯strong
3. | 堅強的；健壯的；能吃苦耐勞的；堅韌不拔的strong enough to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations |
| a tough breed of cattle 耐劣等飼養條件的牛種 |
| He's not tough enough for a career in sales. 他干推銷這一行缺少足夠的韌勁。 |
| She's a tough cookie/customer(= sb who knows what they want and is not easily influenced by other people) . 她是個有主見的人。 |
4. | 彪悍的；粗暴的；粗野的physically strong and likely to be violent |
| You think you're so tough, don't you? 你以為自己夠厲害的，是不是？ |
| He plays the tough guy in the movie. 他在電影中扮演硬漢。 |
肉meat
5. | 難切開的；嚼不爛的；老的difficult to cut or chew |
不易損壞not easily damaged
6. | 堅固的；不易切開（或打破、撕破等）的not easily cut, broken, torn, etc. |
| a tough pair of shoes 一雙結實的鞋子 |
| The reptile's skin is tough and scaly. 這種爬行動物的皮膚堅韌并帶有鱗片。 |
不幸unfortunate
7. |
~ (on sb) 不幸的；倒霉的unfortunate for sb in a way that seems unfair |
| It was tough on her being dropped from the team like that. 她就這樣被隊里刷了下來，真是倒霉。 |
| ‘I can't get it finished in time.’ ‘Tough!(= I don't feel sorry about it.) ’ “我無法按時完成。”“活該倒霉！” |
1. |
粗暴的人；暴徒；惡棍a person who regularly uses violence against other people |
習慣用語
(as) tough as old boots|(as) tough as nails
很強壯；堅韌不拔；雷打不動very strong and able to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations
鐵石心腸；不為所動not feeling or showing any emotion
tough luck
（表示同情）真不幸，真不走運used to show sympathy for sth unfortunate that has happened to sb
| ‘I failed by one point.’ ‘That's tough luck.’ “我差一分沒及格。”“運氣真不好。” |
（表示并不同情）該你倒霉used to show that you do not feel sorry for sb who has a problem
| ‘If you take the car, I won't be able to go out.’ ‘Tough luck!’ “如果你把車開走，我就出不去了。”“該你倒霉！” |
英漢解釋
adj. | 1. 硬,嚼不動的(肉等);強健的;〈口〉強硬的(政策等) 3. 難辦的,費力的,棘手的(工作等);〈口〉困苦的(命運等) |
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英英解釋
例句
Secure knowing that he had already mastered one of the toughest topics in the course, the teen went on to do well in the class.
在確認自己已經掌握了代數課程中最艱深的章節后，這位少年后來的學習一直都不錯。
As a negotiator, he left the toughest lawyers in the dust, and yet for years he had been fascinated by Zen Buddhism.
作為一位談判者，他的辯才令那些最牛的律師望塵莫及，但另一方面他曾多年癡迷于禪宗。
But the toughest condemnation, in the form of a Security-Council resolution, needs China's support, or at least abstention.
但是以聯合國安理會決議形式發布的最嚴厲的制裁必須得到中國的支持，或至少棄權。
But even when conditions were the toughest, the community still had confidence in the link and there was no panic selling of our currency.
但即使在最困難的階段，市民仍然對聯匯制度顯示信心，并無拋售港元。
The International Air Transport Association says 2009 is shaping up to be one of the toughest years the airline industry has ever faced.
國際航空運輸協會說，2009年看來將會成為世界航空業有史以來面對的最為困難的年度之一。
We needed it, for the last leg was the toughest of all: the Nullarbor Plain, which stretches across the south of the country.
我們需要這么做，因為我們最后一段路程是最艱難的，那就是綿延在澳大利亞南部的納拉伯平原。
So the bumpiness , the rising high altitude, and the long duration of these two things made this short distance of the road the toughest.
崎嶇不平的道路，逐步升高的海拔，和很長的持續時間使這段路程成為了最艱難的一段。
As you begin to feel loose and ready to race, visualize yourself running fast, particularly over the toughest portions of the course.
當你開始感到松弛和做好比賽準備的時候，想象一下你跑得很快的時候，尤其是你比賽最緊張的那個階段。
Singletons, whether unmarried or divorced, are able to sign up for the roughest, toughest unaccompanied positions.
單身者，無論未婚或離異，都能夠簽約獲得那些最難熬、最艱苦的無伴從職位。
The shakeup reflects the sense of crisis within Toyota as it navigates one of the toughest periods in its 70-year history.
這一管理層調整反映出了豐田汽車內部的危機感，這家公司正面臨著70年歷史上最為艱難的時期。
When he made it 2, 655 miles to Canada, what should have been one of his best days was one of his toughest.
當他走完了2655英里到達了加拿大，那本來是他最好的日子卻成了最艱難的日子。
We've just played the toughest team in Group C, a team who got to the final of the Confederations Cup, and were a right banana skin.
我們剛和C組里最厲害的球隊踢過球，一個能進入聯合會杯決賽的球隊，這可真是件麻煩事。
The toughest part of working with XML is often just knowing which tool is best for a specific application.
使用XML時最困難的部分通常就是了解哪個工具最適合于某個特定的應用程序。
It was one of the toughest races of the season, but I think with everything that happened, this was the best result we could get.
這是賽季中最艱難的比賽之一，但我認為，考慮到任何可能發生的事，這已經是我們能獲得的最好成績了。
Negroponte ' s remark linking the Janjaweed with the Sudanese government is one of the toughest accusations ever to come out of Washington.
Negroponte將蘇丹政府與Janjaweed聯系在一起的評論，可以說是華盛頓有史以來發出的最嚴厲的控訴之一。
With 1. 3 billion people like this, able to grind out the toughest and most grim situations, no wonder they will be the next super power.
13億人同樣如此，能機械地堅韌近乎冷酷地面對這種情況，所以無怪乎他們是一個超級大國。
Mr. Davis said he is now preparing "one of the toughest budget plans ever presented" .
戴維斯先生說，他目前正在準備的預算是“有史以來所提交的最艱難的預算案之一”。
The Iron Runoff was a bit of a struggle at first and the toughest set of races for me so far in Forza 2.
當你第一次參加鐵之競賽時，會有點吃力，對我來說這是極限競速二中最困難的部份了。
because he is prepared to put in a shift up front on his own against some of the best - and toughest - defenders in the world.
因為他一直準備在一些最好的以及最堅韌的防守面前給自己的進攻加速？（意思是展現出更強的沖擊力？）
Dancers and choreographers seem to have the toughest time of it, earning the worst pay and with the least education.
舞蹈演員和舞蹈指導似乎受時局影響最大。在各類藝術家中，他們掙錢最少，受教育水平也最低。
The recent excitement that this problem had been cracked has since evaporated and it remains one of the toughest on the mathematical books.
攻克這個難題的開心很快就消失了，而也在數學書上留下了最難得題目之一。
Honestly, learning to delegate was one of the toughest challenges I face upon becoming a manager for the first time.
老實說，學習委派是我第一次當經理時面對的最嚴峻的挑戰。
Probably one of the toughest cases that our unit has faced was the Unabomber case. 16 devices, 17 years of investigation.
本組碰到過的最棘手的案子可能就是大學炸彈客案件。16個炸彈，17年的調查。
That might be so, but we believe the first 30 days is perhaps the toughest and most important part of any life changing challenge.
或許如此，但我們相信，如果把改變生活習慣看成一次挑戰，最初的30天應該是最艱難和最重要的。
Students at community and technical colleges, especially institutions that are for-profit, are having the toughest time of it.
社區大學和專科學院的學生，尤其是那些以贏利為目的學校的學生，日子最不好過。
Admitting failure was the toughest part - but I had to before I could get on with my life.
承認失敗是最難的事，但為了生活下去必須承認這一點。
Joe Arpaio, nicknamed "America's toughest sheriff" , is a strong proponent of a crackdown against illegal immigrants.
JoeArpaio外號“最強硬的美國司法長官”，堅決主張取締非法移民。
living away form home tends to be zhe toughest adjustment for first-year students.
離開家的居住形式往往將會是最難為一年級學生的調整。
Taking that first step is often the toughest.
作第一步的時候往往是最困難的。
But near the top is perhaps one of the toughest characteristics to gauge in advance in the search for the perfect partner.
但接近榜首的可能是一個在尋找完美伴侶時最難預測的特征。
Estimating up-front and operational capital needs is one of the toughest challenges for a budding entrepreneur.
對創業新手來說，預估啟動和運營資金是最棘手的挑戰之一。
However, the exciting thing about the emerging world at the moment is a prevailing belief that even the toughest problems can be solved.
然而，在新興世界令人興奮的是當下他們普遍的信仰是認為無論多么棘手的問題都能被攻破。
The toughest challenge for me personally was that I found the home screen a tad too busy.
對于我來說，最惡心的就是我的手機主界面有點太忙了。
All I had been told since I became pregnant was to prepare myself for the toughest job of my life.
從懷孕起，就不斷有人“警告”我要準備迎接人生中最為艱難的工作。
Harry Truman, who made some of the toughest decisions of any president, overcame business failure.
在美國總統之中，哈里-杜魯門，作過不少最艱難的決定，他就曾經克服過生意上的失敗。
It was the toughest first-round match we've ever played and possibly the longest in terms of time.
這是我們打過的最艱辛的首輪比賽了，MS還是時間最長的。
It was the military's toughest response yet to a series of violent clashes between the two religious groups.
這是軍事上最棘手的反應還沒有一兩個宗教之間的暴力沖突組系列。
What looks like the toughest part of this project is actually the easiest-the graceful, solid-looking columns.
什么看起來象這個項目的最堅韌的部分，實際上是最簡單的--優美、結實的圍欄。
The non-corrosive construction of the AFO cylinder body is reliable in abrasive environments, able to withstand the toughest conditions.
在非踝足矯形器缸體腐蝕建設是可靠的研磨環境，能夠經受最艱難的條件。
Perhaps the toughest decision was to shift the company's semiconductor technology.
最艱難的決策可能是轉變該公司的半導體技術。
