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Tough

發佈時間: 2018/11/09

Tough

終於星期五,明天放假。周末可以全日陪伴小朋友,似乎很開心,但照顧他們有時頗辛苦,或比工作更困難(tougher)。為人父母,假期也難完全休息。

Tough這個形容詞有幾個意思。上文提到的tough指difficult,「困難的、艱難的、棘手的」。例如,Taking care of newborn babies is tough.(照顧新生嬰兒很艱難。)We had a tough time adjusting to New York.(我們很難適應紐約。)It was a tough problem to solve in a week's time.(在一周的時間內,要解決這個問題很困難。)

Tough可以用來形容人strong,「身體或情感上很堅強,能夠處理困難的情況」。例句︰You have to be tough to be successful in your career.(你必須堅強,才可以在事業上取得成功。)用tough一字形容物品「結實、堅固」也可。例如,These cases are made from tough plastic to ensure durability.(這些盒子由堅韌的塑料製成,以確保耐用。)

用tough形容食物,則解「不易切開的、不易咀嚼的」。例如,I've never had such a tough steak.(我從未吃過如此韌的牛排。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally Dean's List級英文老師
欄名: WordDiscovery