toughly
adverb
uk/ˈtʌf.li/us/ˈtʌf.li/toughlyadverb(STRONG)
in a way that is noteasilybrokenor madeweaker:
坚韧地；牢固地Thesebootsare very toughly made.这些靴子做工非常结实。
in aforcefulanddeterminedway:
The organization'smembershaveagreedtotrytoenforceitsrulesmore toughly.
We have tonegotiatetoughly and getourway.
Thenewspaperpublisheda toughlywordedarticleaboutracistbehaviour.
Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old bootsidiom
- almighty
- beefy
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- corded
- intensely
- invincible
- invincibly
- invulnerable
- keenly
- lusty
- reckon
- stalwart
- stoutly
- sturdily
- super-powerful
- superhuman
- to be reckoned withidiom
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Strength of will and determination
toughlyadverb(DIFFICULT)
in a way that isdifficulttodealwith or do:
Welivein a toughlycompetitiveworld.
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- half nelson
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- quicksand
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
- vortex
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