tough

It was a tough race.

比赛打得很艰难。

She’s had a tough life.

她的生活十分艰辛。

The company admitted that it had been a tough year.

公司承认那是艰难的一年。

Tough decisions will have to be made.

必须作出艰难的决定。

The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions .

记者们问了很多难以回答的问题。

I find his books pretty tough going (= difficult to read ) .

我发现他的书很难读。

Gage predicted the president’s proposal would be a tough sell (= something that is difficult to persuade someone about ) before Congress.

盖奇预言总统的提议在国会很难通过。