
美:/'ˈtʌfər/
原形 tough
較堅強的
較艱苦的(tough的比較級)
The government is introducing tougher measures to combat crime.
政府正在推行更強硬的手段來反擊犯罪。
The government warned that police would take tougher measures to contain the trouble.
政府警告說警察将采取更為強硬的措施來制止這場動亂。
The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption.
該政府正在提議對被判貪污罪的官員予以更嚴厲的處罰。
It's tough at the top, he said. It's tougher at the bottom, riposted the billionaire.
“身居高位很辛苦,”他說。“在底層更辛苦,”億萬富翁機敏地答道。
The government insists that 'prison works' and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime.
政府堅持認為“關押有效”,并計劃對暴力犯罪者實行更嚴厲的判刑政策。
tougher 是形容詞tough 的比較級形式,其核心含義是“更堅韌的”、“更強硬的”、“更困難的”或“更嚴厲的”。具體含義需根據上下文判斷,主要涵蓋以下幾個方面:
物理特性上的“更堅韌/更耐用”:
人或性格上的“更強硬/更堅強/更頑強”:
任務或情況上的“更困難/更棘手/更嚴酷”:
态度或措施上的“更嚴厲/更強硬/更不妥協”:
總結來說,“tougher” 的核心在于比較級所體現的“程度更高”。相較于基準對象(可能是原級“tough”,也可能是其他事物),它表示在堅韌性、強硬程度、困難程度或嚴厲程度方面更勝一籌。理解其具體含義時,必須結合該詞在句子中所修飾的對象(是物、人、任務還是政策)以及具體的語境。
根據多個權威詞典的解釋,"tougher"是形容詞"tough"的比較級形式,其含義和用法如下:
更堅強的/更堅韌的
指人或事物具有更強的抗壓能力(如:Humans have the tougher time ascending in harmlessness compared with dolphins. 人類比海豚更難實現無害進化)
更困難的/更棘手的
形容任務或處境難度升級(如:The final exam questions were tougher than expected. 期末考題比預期更難)
更強硬的/更嚴厲的
多用于政策或态度(如:The government introduced tougher immigration laws. 政府出台了更嚴格的移民法)
在美式口語中可作副詞,表示"頑強地"(如:He played tougher in the second half. 下半場他打得更頑強)
建議結合具體語境選擇最貼切的含義,更多例句可參考海詞詞典或新東方線上詞典。
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