English-Thai Dictionary

Tough luck!

IDM แย่จัง (มัก ใช้ ในกร ณีที่ กล่าว แบบ ไม่ ค่อย จริงใจ  แย่มาก  yea-jang

 

tough

ADJ ที่ ทนทาน  ที่ ใช้ได้ นาน  solid firm ti-ton-tan

 

tough

ADJ ที่ น่ากลัว  ที่ มี พฤติกรรม น่ากลัว  ti-na-kua

 

tough

ADJ ที่ ลงโทษ ร้ายแรง  ti-long-tod-rai-rang

 

tough

ADJ ยาก  yak

 

tough

ADJ เหนียว (อาหาร  ที่ เคี้ยว ยาก  adhesive niao

 

tough

ADJ แข็งแรง  robust kang-rang

 

tough

ADV อ ย่างก้าว ร้าว  yang-kao-rao

 

tough

INT คำอุทาน ถึง ความ โชคร้าย  kam-u-tan-tuang-kwam-chok-rai

 

tough

N คนที่ ต่อต้าน สังคม  kon-ti-tor-tan-sang-kom

 

tough act to follow

IDM การแสดง หรือ การ พูด ที่ ยาก ที่จะ ทำตาม  kan-sa-dang-rue-kan-phud-ti-yak-ja-tam-tam

 

tough cookie

SL คน เจ้า ปัญหา  ตัวยุ่ง  kon-jao-pan-ha

 

tough cookie

SL แย่มาก  แย่ จริงๆ  เลวร้าย มาก  tough luck yea-mak

 

tough furrow to plough

IDM งา นที่ ยาก เกิน กว่า จะ ทำ  ngan-ti-yak-koen-kwa-ja-tam

 

tough guy

SL คนร้าย (ผู้ชาย  คน ไม่ดี (ผู้ชาย  kon-rai

 

tough luck

SL แย่มาก  แย่ จริงๆ  เลวร้าย มาก  tough cookie yea-mak

 

tough row to hoe

IDM งา นที่ ยาก เกิน กว่า จะ ทำ  ngan-ti-yak-koen-kwa-ja-tam

 

tough row to hoe

SL ภาระ หนัก  งาน ยาก  pa-ra-nak

 

toughen

VT ทำให้ แข็งแรง  tam-hai-kang-rang

 

toughness

N ความ ยาก  difficulty kwam-yak

 

toughness

N ความอดทน  ความทรหด  endurance kwam-aod-ton

 

toughness

N ความเหนียว  firmness kwam-niao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOUGH

a.tuf. 1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking. The ligaments of animals and of India rubber are remarkably tough. Tough timber, like young ash, is the most proper for the shafts and springs of a carriage.
2. Firm; strong; not easily broken; able to endure hardship; as an animal of a tough frame.
3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; ropy; as tough phlegm.
4. Stiff; not flexible.

 

TOUGHEN

v.i.tuf'n. To grow tough.

 

TOUGHEN

v.t.tuf'n. To make tough.

 

TOUGHLY

adv. tuf'ly. In a tough manner.

 

TOUGHNESS

n.tuf'ness. The quality of a substance which renders it in some degree flexible, without brittleness or liability to fracture; flexibility with a firm adhesion of parts; as the toughness of steel. 1. Viscosity; tenacity; clamminess; glutinousness; as the toughness of mucus.
2. Firmness; strength of constitution or texture.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TOUGH

Tough, a. [Compar. Tougher; superl. Toughest.] Etym: [OE. tough, AS. toh, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. zahi, G. zähe, 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; 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. To make it tough, to make it a matter of difficulty; to make it a hard matter. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

TOUGH-CAKE

TOUGH-CAKE Tough "-cake `, n.

 

Defn: See Tough-pitch (b ).

 

TOUGHEN

Tough "en, v. i.&t. [imp. & p. p. Toughened; p. pr. & vb. n.Toughening.]

 

Defn: To grow or make tough, or tougher.

 

TOUGH-HEAD

TOUGH-HEAD Tough "-head `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The ruddy duck. [ Local U.S. ]

 

TOUGHISH

TOUGHISH Tough "ish, a.

 

Defn: Tough in a slight degree.

 

TOUGHLY

TOUGHLY Tough "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a tough manner.

 

TOUGHNESS

TOUGHNESS Tough "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being tough.

 

TOUGH-PITCH

TOUGH-PITCH Tough "-pitch `, n. (Metal. )(a ) The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of well reduced and refined copper. (b ) Copper so reduced; -- called also tough-cake.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tough

tough |təf təf | ▶adjective 1 (of a substance or object ) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling: tough backpacks for climbers. • (of a person or animal ) able to endure hardship or pain; physically robust: even at this ripe old age, he's still as tough as old boots. • able to protect one's own interests or maintain one's own opinions without being intimidated by opposition; confident and determined: she's both sensitive and tough. • demonstrating a strict and uncompromising attitude or approach: police have been getting tough with drivers | tough new laws on tobacco advertising. • (of a person ) strong and prone to violence: tough young teenagers. • (of an area ) notorious for violence and crime. • (of food, esp. meat ) difficult to cut or chew. 2 involving considerable difficulty or hardship; requiring great determination or effort: the training has been quite tough | he had a tough time getting into a good college. • used to express sympathy with someone in an unpleasant or difficult situation: Poor kid. It's tough on her. • [ often as exclamation ] used to express a lack of sympathy with someone: I feel the way I feel, and if you don't like it, tough. ▶noun a tough person, esp. a gangster or criminal: young toughs sporting their state-of-the-art firearms. PHRASES tough it out informal endure a period of hardship or difficulty. a tough nut to crack see nut. tough shit (or titty ) vulgar slang used to express a lack of sympathy with someone. DERIVATIVES tough ish adjective, tough ly adverb, tough ness noun ORIGIN Old English tōh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taai and German zäh .

 

toughen

tough en |ˈtəfən ˈtəfən | ▶verb make or become tougher: [ with obj. ] : he tried to toughen his son up by sending him to public school | [ no obj. ] : if removed from the oven too soon meringues shrink and toughen. • [ with obj. ] make (rules or a policy ) stricter and more harsh: new congressional efforts to toughen the laws. DERIVATIVES tough en er noun

 

toughie

tough ie |ˈtəfē ˈtəfi | ▶noun informal 1 a person who is tough, determined, and not easily daunted. 2 a difficult problem or question: Whom do you admire most? That's a toughie.

 

tough love

tough love |təf ləv | ▶noun promotion of a person's welfare, esp. that of an addict, child, or criminal, by enforcing certain constraints on them, or requiring them to take responsibility for their actions. • a political policy designed to encourage self-help by restricting state benefits.

 

tough-minded

tough-mind ed |ˈtəf ˈˌmaɪndɪd | ▶adjective strong, determined, and able to face up to reality. DERIVATIVES tough-mind ed ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

tough

tough |tʌf | ▶adjective 1 (of a substance or object ) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling: tough rucksacks for climbers. • (of food, especially meat ) difficult to cut or chew. 2 able to endure hardship or pain: she was as tough as old boots. • having the confidence and determination to cope in difficult situations: he liked editors who were tough enough to make the grade. • difficult and requiring determination or effort: we have six tough matches in a row. • used to express sympathy with someone in a difficult situation: Poor kid. It's tough on her. 3 demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach: police have been getting tough with drivers | tough new laws on tobacco advertising. • [ often as exclamation ] used to express a lack of sympathy with someone: I feel the way I feel, and if you don't like it, tough. 4 strong and prone to violence: tough young teenagers. • (of an area ) notorious for violence and crime. ▶noun informal a rough and violent man. PHRASES tough it out informal endure a period of hardship or difficulty. a tough nut to crack see nut. tough shit (or titty ) vulgar slang used to express a lack of sympathy with someone. DERIVATIVES toughish adjective, toughly adverb, toughness noun ORIGIN Old English tōh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taai and German zäh .

 

toughen

tough ¦en |ˈtʌfn | ▶verb make or become stronger or more resilient: [ with obj. ] : he tried to toughen his son up by sending him to public school | [ no obj. ] : a falcon has scaly skin on its legs that toughens up very quickly. • [ with obj. ] make (rules or a policy ) stricter and more harsh: proposals to toughen up sentencing policy. DERIVATIVES toughener noun

 

toughie

toughie |ˈtʌfi | ▶noun informal 1 a person who is tough and determined. 2 a difficult problem or question: Who do you admire most? That's a toughie.

 

tough love

tough love ▶noun [ mass noun ] promotion of a person's welfare, especially that of an addict, child, or criminal, by enforcing certain constraints on them, or requiring them to take responsibility for their actions. • N. Amer. a political policy designed to encourage self-help by restricting state benefits.

 

tough-minded

tough-minded ▶adjective strong-willed and able to face up to reality. DERIVATIVES tough-mindedness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tough

tough adjective 1 tough leather gloves: durable, strong, resilient, sturdy, rugged, solid, stout, long-lasting, heavy-duty, industrial-strength, well-built, made to last. ANTONYMS soft, flimsy, fragile. 2 the steak was tough: chewy, leathery, gristly, stringy, fibrous. ANTONYMS tender. 3 she'll survive —she's tough: robust, resilient, strong, hardy, rugged, flinty, fit; stalwart, tough as nails. ANTONYMS weak. 4 another tough report from the auditor: strict, stern, severe, stringent, rigorous, hard, firm, hard-hitting, uncompromising; unsentimental, unsympathetic. ANTONYMS soft, light, lenient. 5 that exercise sure was tough: arduous, onerous, strenuous, grueling, exacting, difficult, demanding, hard, taxing, tiring, exhausting, punishing, laborious, stressful, back-breaking, Herculean; archaic toilsome. ANTONYMS easy. 6 these are tough questions: difficult, hard, baffling, knotty, thorny, tricky. ANTONYMS easy. ▶noun a gang of toughs: ruffian, thug, goon, hoodlum, hooligan; informal roughneck, hood, heavy, bruiser, yahoo.

 

toughen

toughen verb 1 the process toughens the wood fibers: strengthen, fortify, reinforce, harden, temper, anneal. 2 measures to toughen up prison discipline: make stricter, make more severe, stiffen, tighten up; informal beef up.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tough

tough adjective 1 they had tough leather gloves: durable, strong, resilient, resistant, sturdy, rugged, firm, solid, substantial, sound, stout, indestructible, unbreakable, hard, rigid, stiff, inflexible, toughened; hard-wearing, long-lasting, heavy-duty, well built, made to last. ANTONYMS soft, fragile, flimsy. 2 the hastily prepared steak was tough: chewy, leathery, gristly, stringy, fibrous, sinewy, cartilaginous. ANTONYMS tender. 3 he must have been a tough little lad to have survived it all: resilient, strong, hardy, gritty, determined, resolute, dogged, stalwart; rugged, fit, robust, powerful, red-blooded, doughty; hardened, cynical, hard-bitten; informal hard, (as ) tough as old boots. ANTONYMS weak; sentimental. 4 he conceded the need for tough sentencing | the police will be told to get tough on car theft: strict, stern, severe, hard, harsh, firm, hard-hitting, adamant, inflexible, unyielding, unbending, uncompromising, unsentimental, unsympathetic; merciless, ruthless, callous, hard-hearted, uncaring, cold, cool, stony, stony-hearted, flinty; informal hard-nosed, hard-boiled. ANTONYMS soft, light. 5 a tough area of London: rough, rowdy, unruly, disorderly, violent, wild, lawless, lawbreaking, criminal; vicious, callous, hardened. 6 my father had a tough job underground: arduous, onerous, difficult, demanding, hard, heavy, taxing, burdensome, tiring, exhausting, punishing, wearying, fatiguing, laborious, strenuous, exacting, troublesome, formidable, stressful, Herculean; rare toilsome, exigent. ANTONYMS easy. 7 their book raises tough questions for American policy-makers: difficult, hard, knotty, thorny, baffling, tricky, ticklish, prickly, perplexing, puzzling, mystifying, troublesome, bothersome, irksome, intractable. ANTONYMS easy. 8 the tough way of life of a fisherman: harsh, hard, austere, rigorous, rugged, spartan, bleak, grim, straitened, forbidding, cruel, savage, hostile, unfriendly, dark, dire, rough, taxing, exacting, disagreeable, unpleasant, awful. ANTONYMS easy. 9 informal they had tough luck when a shot bounced off the crossbar: unfortunate, unlucky, hard, unpleasant, regrettable, distressing; informal too bad. ANTONYMS good, lucky. ▶noun a gang of toughs: ruffian, rowdy, thug, hoodlum, hooligan, brute, bully, bully boy, rough, gangster, desperado; informal hard man, roughneck, yob, yobbo, heavy, bruiser, tough guy, toughie, gorilla, yahoo; N. Amer. informal hood; Austral. /NZ informal hoon.

 

toughen

toughen verb 1 this process tightens and toughens the wood fibres: strengthen, fortify, reinforce, harden, stiffen, consolidate, temper, season, rigidify, thicken, coarsen; technical indurate, anneal, cement. ANTONYMS soften. 2 measures to toughen prison discipline: make stricter, make more severe, toughen up, stiffen, tighten; informal beef up. 3 it is surprising how the army toughens the lads: harden, fortify, strengthen, give strength to, steel, harshen, make resilient; make unfeeling, brutalize, make callous, case-harden, inure.

 

Duden Dictionary

tough

tough , taff Adjektiv salopp taff |taf |englisch tough, verwandt mit zäh robust; nicht empfindlich; durchsetzungsfähig er ist ein tougher Typ

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tough

tough /tʌf / (! -oughは /ʌf /) 〖原義は 「曲げても折れない 」〗形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 a. 〈事が 〉【人にとって 】(努力 決断を要するほど )つらい , 苦しい, 困難な (｟よりかたく ｠difficult ) «for » ; 〖it is tough (for A ) to do /doing 〗(A 〈人 〉にとって [Aが ])…するのはつらい [難しい ] (!｟コーパス ｠for Aを伴うのは文脈から推定できない場合に限られ1割余り, do ingではきわめて ｟まれ ｠; do ingはto do の4分の1に満たない; →for 18 , it 代名詞 4a ) ; 〖be tough (for A ) to do 〗〈事 物 人が 〉(A 〈人 〉にとって [Aが ])…するのはつらい [難しい ]▸ Linda really had a tough time (of it ).リンダは本当につらい思いをした ▸ tough decisions [questions ] for us 我々にとってつらい決断 [手ごわい質問 ]▸ a tough job [assignment ]大変な仕事 [宿題 ]▸ It is tough to talk about this. ≒This is tough to talk about .これについて話すのは難しい (!後者の構文ではtalk aboutの意味上の目的語thisが文の主語となっていることに注意 ) ▸ It's tough (for us ) to win .(我々が )勝つのは難しい (╳We are tough to win. としない; It is tough that …も ｟まれ ｠)▸ It's tough being [to be ] a spy .スパイも楽じゃない (→easy 1b 語法 (2 ))▸ Things get [The going gets ] tough .状況 [事態 ]は厳しくなっている b. 〖be ～〗〈事が 〉【人にとって 】(不当なほど )不運で, こたえて «on » .2 〈人 動物が 〉気丈な , 簡単にへこたれない, 頑丈な ▸ have a reputation as a tough leader [lawyer ]手ごわい指導者 [弁護士 ]との評判を得る ▸ be (as ) tough as nails [old boots ]｟くだけて ｠(つめ [古いブーツ ]のように )とても頑丈である 3 a. 〈物が 〉丈夫な , 簡単に壊れ [破れ, 切れ, 取れ ]ない ▸ tough stains [jeans ]頑固なしみ [丈夫なジーンズ ]b. 〈食べ物が 〉かたい , かみにくい (↔tender )▸ The steak is too tough .ステーキがやけにかたい 4 «…に対して » 〈方針 立場 言動 規則などが 〉厳しい ; 〈人が 〉厳しい ; 頑固な «on, with » ▸ The new government took a tougher line on Japan .新しい政府は日本に対してより強硬な路線を取った ▸ get tough with kids 子供に厳しく接する ▸ We have to be tough on crime .我々は犯罪に厳しい態度を取るべきだ ▸ a tough cookie [customer, nut ]｟くだけて ｠(我を通す )扱いにくい人 5 〈人が 〉乱暴な, 粗野な ▸ a tough guy 乱暴者 (!「丈夫な男 」の意もある; ↑2 ) 6 〈場所が 〉物騒な, 犯罪の多い ▸ a big tough city 物騒な大都市 7 ｟話 皮肉で ｠(そりゃ )残念な, 惜しい ; 〖間投詞的に 〗おあいにく [お気の毒 ]様 ▸ “I'm broke. ” “Tough (luck ). [That's tough .]”「一文無しになっちゃったよ 」「それはお気の毒様 」▸ Tough shit .｟卑 ｠いい気味だ, ざまあ見ろ (be ) t ó ugh g ò ing 〈事が 〉不調である, うまくいかない .It's t ó ugh at the t ò p .｟ことわざ おどけて ｠重要な地位の者は多くの利益を得る ; 役得だ .t ó ugh br è ak ＝tough luck (2 ).t ó ugh l ù ck ｟話 ｠1 ↑7 .2 〖時に間投詞的に 〗(同情して )気の毒で, かわいそうで ▸ That's tough luck indeed .それは本当にお気の毒だ 副詞 堂々と, 決然と, 断固として 〈振る舞う 話すなど 〉.名詞 C ｟やや古 ｠乱暴者, 無法者 .動詞 他動詞 (!通例次の成句で ) .t ò ugh it ó ut ｟英 くだけて ｠(つらくても )がんばり通す, 耐え抜く .～́ c à ll 難しい決断 (!時に後にto makeを伴う ) ▸ It's a tough call , but I'd like to get out of here .難しい決断だが, ここから出て行きたいと思う ～́ l ò ve (立ち直らせるための )厳しい態度, 愛のむち .～́ s è ll 売り込み [説得し ]にくいもの .t ó ugh ly 副詞 t ó ugh ness 名詞 U (気 )丈夫さ ; 厳しさ .

 

toughen

tough en /tʌ́f (ə )n /動詞 他動詞 1 …をかたくする ; 頑丈にする (up ).2 …を困難にする .3 〈規則など 〉を強化する .自動詞 1 かたくなる ; 頑丈になる .2 困難になる .～er 名詞

 

toughie

tough ie tough y /tʌ́fi /名詞 複 -ies C ｟くだけて ｠1 ＝tough .2 やっかいなもの ; 困難, 試練 .