toughie

n. 流氓, 恶棍, 生是非者, 难题, 劲敌 [法] 土匪, 恶棍, 难题

发音

US /ˈtʌfi/

词形变化

toughies 复数 toughies

别名

tuffie toughy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that is tough, or difficult.

    非正式

    His question is a toughie. I might have to do some more research.

  2. 2.

    Someone or something that is strong and resilient.

  3. 3.

    A tough; Someone or something that acts as a thug or bully.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

tough punk hood thug goon sticker hoodlum poser strong-armer stumper

上位词 6

problem criminal crook outlaw felon malefactor

下位词 1

bully

词源

From tough + -ie.

来源：wiktionary