tough
US /tʌf/
・UK /tʌf/
A2
adjecitve
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Having strict standards
- Being firm and not easily bent or broken
- Being strong physically or mentally
- Being difficult to persuade
- Capable of violence
Examples
Are you sure you're physically tough enough for this job?
It's very tough on the wives when the husbands go off like that.