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tougher [tʌfə]

tough的比较级，更困难（难得到）的

Tough \Tough\, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE.
tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG.
z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close
to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.]
1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness;
yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting
great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably
tough. ``Tough roots and stubs. '' --Milton.

2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong;
-- of objects and people; as, tough sinews. --Cowper.

A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . .
Tough to the last, and with no toil to tire.
--Dryden.

The basis of his character was caution combined with
tough tenacity of purpose. --J. A.
Symonds.

3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as,
tough phlegm.

4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.

So tough a frame she could not bend. --Dryden.

5. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] `` A tough
debate. '' --Fuller.

6. Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish; as, a tough job.
[PJC]

7. Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; -- of
people, or groups; as, a tough neighborhood; a tough
character.
[PJC]

{To make it tough}, to make it a matter of difficulty; to
make it a hard matter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

And both governors used the occasion to call for tougher fines and possible jail terms against violators.
Dravo says the new technology will pay for itself because power plants seeking to comply with tougher acid-rain laws will prefer the Argonox system, which can be fitted to existing scrubbers, to other methods requiring costly equipment changes.
The IAAO's Mr. Eckert hopes states soon will adopt licensing laws and tougher regulations dealing with this growing industry.
Peter Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer of Progressive Insurance Co. in Cleveland, says that firing his president of 13 years in 1983 "was tougher than divorcing my wife."
Yesterday's incident, which Russian coastguard officials described as 'necessary', suggests Moscow intends to take a tougher line in enforcing its sovereignty.
Dukakis, who has said he would entertain tax increases only as a last resort, claimed tougher tax collection could bring in up to $50 billion a year from cheats and scofflaws without overburdening honest taxpayers.
He predicted that Citicorp will become "a tougher negotiator" and that the move "make it harder to muscle Citicorp."
It said the proposed rules don't set adequate standards for extended care and allow retirement homes to compete with nursing homes, which have tougher regulations.
Congressional talks on a final clean air bill began Friday as a White House aide said the president remains strongly opposed to giving financial aid to workers who lose jobs because of tougher pollution requirements.
Outboard and inboard engines for recreational boats sold in the region would have to meet tougher air pollution control standards.
The new U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service rules spell out tougher standards for temporary workers coming into the United States.
Environmentalists, meanwhile, said that while a number of votes are expected on other amendments intended to strengthen the clean air bill, the tougher auto pollution curbs were a top priority.
Leach said he wanted tougher capital standards.
Major refineries quit producing leaded fuel because of the EPA's tougher pollution controls and declining demand.
It would have been much tougher to go back and plant crops for the new year.
It is an overwhelming probability that the next government, at the instigation of the ANC, will take a tougher line than is at present the case on the related issues of anti-trust policy and the structures of corporate control.
Liberals also acknowledge that, politics aside, it's simply tougher to oppose a black nominee.
It wanted 22 tougher rules, including being able to conduct unscheduled inspections, expand licensing procedures and set a number of standards for sanitation, medical care and infection control.
Small U.S. investors wanting to trade directly in Tokyo have a tougher time.
Despite all its problems, Mr. Burns says Ryder is "leaner and tougher" than ever and "in excellent shape for a good snap-back" when the economy revives.
But the Justice Department is expected to broaden the case, raising the possibility of tougher sanctions and even, perhaps, an order to break up the company.
He said he was considering transferring air traffic controllers to the defence ministry's jurisdiction, where security considerations would make conditions tougher.
The government has recently closed scores of factories for not complying with tougher emission standards and ordered taxis and minibuses to use cleaner fuels.
Sir Leon Brittan, the EC competition commissioner, has adopted an altogether tougher and more rigorous stance than the MMC.
The high court struck down contract guarantees for minority firms and made it tougher to prove bias in the workplace, while making it easier for white males to contest affirmative action.
So the competition for sales this year will be even tougher, meaning "there aren't going to be any easy plums falling off the tree into our laps."
The proposed rules also would be tougher on the insiders still required to file reports, he said.
"That makes it tougher for us." In the year-ago fourth quarter, American Medical, which operates hospitals, had a net loss of $8.3 million, or 17 cents a share.
The government is trying to push a bill through the assembly calling for tougher punishment for radicals who make or use firebombs.
For most of last week, currency market activity was overshadowed by speculation that the finance ministers and central bankers of the G-7 major industrial nations would adopt a tougher stance against the U.S. currency.

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