tough out

短语

[美口]咬紧牙关挺过(压力,困难等)

词形变化

toughed out toughing out toughs out 三单 toughs out toughing out 现在分词 toughed out 过去式 toughed out 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To endure (a hardship or challenge) by being tough: relying on one's toughness.

    非正式 及物

    Near-synonyms: face it out, stick it out

    When their main crop failed because of drought, they had no choice but to tough it out: they lived in poverty that winter.

    He toughed out his parents' divorce.