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a tough
He was known as a tough in the neighborhood.
他在那个街区以恶棍闻名。
暴徒；恶棍；恶霸
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暴徒；恶棍；恶霸
a violent person who uses force or threats to get what they want; a thug or bully
He was known as a tough in the neighborhood.
他在那个街区以恶棍闻名。
通过武力获取东西的人；暴徒或恶霸。
A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
街头斗殴出身的人
someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
好斗暴力的年轻罪犯
an aggressive and violent young criminal
残忍粗暴的家伙
a cruel and brutal fellow
A group of toughs were waiting outside the bar.
一群暴徒在酒吧外面等着。
The old woman refused to give her purse to the tough who demanded it.
那位老妇拒绝把钱包交给向她要钱的暴徒。
In the movie, the hero fights a tough in an alley and wins.
电影里，主人公在小巷里和一个暴徒搏斗并获胜。
He was known as a tough in the neighborhood.
他在那个街区以恶棍闻名。
The toughs gathered on the street corner.
那些恶棍聚集在街角。
形容词常放在tough前面作定语。
A local tough threatened the shopkeeper.
一个当地的恶棍威胁了店主。
Not this
He is a thug.
Use this
He is a tough.
tough 作名词意为“恶棍”，与 thug 意思相近，但 thug 更常指暴力罪犯，而 tough 特指街头斗殴者。学习者易混淆这两个词，应使用 tough 来表达特定含义。
Not this
These tough are dangerous.
Use this
These toughs are dangerous.
tough 是可数名词，复数形式为 toughs。学习者可能忽略复数变化，直接使用原形表示复数，需加 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
街头恶棍
The street tough demanded money from the shopkeeper.
那个街头恶棍向店主勒索钱财。
年轻暴徒
A young tough was arrested after the fight.
打架后，一名年轻暴徒被逮捕。
当地恶霸
The local tough bullied everyone in the neighborhood.
那个当地恶霸欺负街坊里的每个人。
一帮暴徒
A gang of toughs attacked the passerby.
一帮暴徒袭击了路人。
武装暴徒
Armed toughs stormed into the building.
武装暴徒冲进了大楼。
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联想形容词 tough（强硬）的同一拼写：一个 tough 就是靠强硬拳头威胁别人的暴徒、恶霸。
语域：informal 常见场景：街头斗殴、暴力犯罪、拳击 tough 作名词表示“暴徒、恶霸”时通常为口语或非正式用法，多用于街头暴力、犯罪或非正式拳击等语境。正式写作中比较少见，可根据具体含义改用 criminal、bully 或 thug 等词。
可数名词，指粗暴或恶棍式的人。
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