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 toughness ['tʌfnɪs添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 有粘性, 强硬, 强健

[化] 韧性


  1. All this toughness does not sit well with everyone.
    所有这种强硬的做法并非人人都能接受。
  2. She have an unusual degree of self-reliance and mental toughness.
    她有非凡的自立的精神和坚韧不拔的精神。


toughness
[ noun ]
  1. enduring strength and energy

  2. <noun.attribute>
  3. the property of being big and strong

  4. <noun.attribute>
  5. the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

  6. <noun.attribute>
  7. impressive difficulty

  8. <noun.attribute>


Toughness \Tough"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being tough.

  1. But he has won the most praise for his student loan default regulations, which educators say have shown the right combination of toughness and understanding of the soaring, multibillion-dollar default problem.
  2. Horner had said he was impressed by the toughness of the Soviet players, most of whom are good athletes who play basketball, volleyball, or compete in track.
  3. Today he offers her his ultimate compliment for her tomboyish toughness.
  4. "Sometimes there is more toughness in patience than in lashing out.
  5. Skinner built a reputation for toughness during one of Illinois' biggest federal corruption trials: the bribery case of former Gov. Otto Kerner, who was convicted in 1973.
  6. But the US, while making a show of toughness, is allowing time for a diplomatic solution.
  7. He challenged his Democratic rivals to out-do him on "toughness." "I don't yield on toughness to Al Gore in any shape or manner," Dukakis said.
  8. He challenged his Democratic rivals to out-do him on "toughness." "I don't yield on toughness to Al Gore in any shape or manner," Dukakis said.
  9. And she hopes her message of innocence and toughness, wariness and openness, will speak to the young men of her own generation.
  10. Now in her third term as prime minister, she has a reputation for toughness that has earned her the nickname "Iron Lady." "I'm driven to be confrontational," she told Vanity Fair. "I have had to learn to be combative to get it across.
  11. Because of its toughness, spider silk is likely to replace Kevlar as the military's choice for bulletproof vests, Lombardi said.
  12. It's known that the toughness and flexibility of concrete can be enhanced by mixing carbon fibers into the concrete. But such concrete requires a large volume of expensive carbon fibers and a costly mixing process.
  13. Many here refer glowingly to the "prairie ethic," the toughness of the early German and Scandinavian settlers who a century ago turned this harsh land into the nation's leading wheat producer.
  14. To be fair, men do have the toughness and emotional stability to let such stuff wash over them whereas women, poor frail things, need the broadcasters' protection (9.30 BBC1).
  15. Mr Rabin will need to show diplomatic skill as well as toughness if the kidnapping affair is not to escalate. Most important, however, is the need to inject fresh momentum into the Washington negotiations.
  16. It is a striking contrast with the typical job title of 'president and managing director' given to most French company chiefs. But along with the simplicity comes toughness.
  17. Krishna acquires street wisdom and a toughness that even leads to a murder.
  18. Knowing what was at stake and seeing toughness fail, administrators softened and allowed illicit smokers two warnings before cutting them loose.
  19. More troubling, asserts Mr. Fyfe, a former New York City police officer, is the use of "body counts" and other symbols of toughness that may distract public attention more than they address real problems.
  20. And in recent testimony to Congress, Mr. Skinner himself seemed to be trying to draw back a bit from his earlier toughness.
  21. May 21 The Times, London, on disarmament: Stressing the toughness of talks so as to claim noble achievements is an old tactic, and President Gorbachev and the American Secretary of State James Baker made full use of it last week in Moscow.
  22. It was seen in July as a rare example of U.N. toughness and a test of its ability to put teeth in demands for an end to the war.
  23. Some have suspected that his toughness on the gulf issue might be a form of political inoculation against a pre-invasion stand opposing sanctions on Iraq for using poison gas against its own citizens.
  24. CalFed was ordered to inject $375 million into its main S&L unit, indicating a new regulatory toughness with solvent but weak big thrifts.
  25. Moving Mr Norman Lamont would require a toughness that the prime minister has yet to demonstrate. But more than anything else Mr Major needs economic recovery to restore his government's balance.
  26. Certainly it would have required that the U.S. assert its self-interest with a toughness that has become uncharacteristic.
  27. Yet, for all its toughness, Amoco has an openness that many applaud.
  28. A new teacher certification exam is being introduced, but critics question its toughness.
  29. This new toughness from the judiciary will be disappointing news to the lawyers, but it's excellent news for West Virginia.
  30. Here participants are many but spectators few and the big noise on the sidelines is parents urging youngsters to greater toughness.
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