tough

名詞 tough:

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

同義詞：street fighter

an aggressive and violent young criminal

同義詞：hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, toughie, strong-armer

a cruel and brutal fellow

同義詞：bully, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

形容詞 tough:

not given to gentleness or sentimentality

very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

同義詞：rugged

physically toughened

同義詞：toughened

substantially made or constructed

同義詞：sturdy

violent and lawless

同義詞：ruffianly

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

同義詞：bad

resistant to cutting or chewing

unfortunate or hard to bear

同義詞：hard

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

同義詞：baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical