tough

tough

名词 tough:

someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

同义词：street fighter

an aggressive and violent young criminal

同义词：hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, toughie, strong-armer

a cruel and brutal fellow

同义词：bully, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

形容词 tough:

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

同义词：rugged

physically toughened

同义词：toughened

substantially made or constructed

同义词：sturdy

violent and lawless

同义词：ruffianly

feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

同义词：bad

resistant to cutting or chewing

unfortunate or hard to bear

同义词：hard

making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

同义词：baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical