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常用形容/副词用法

1. tough

(adj.)

1) 坚韧的；坚强的，坚韧不拔的；健壮的，能吃苦耐劳的

a tough character/ guy/ person

Face shape: Round-faced people are dreamers while those with squarer faces

are tough and the longer-face people are born to succeed.

脸型：圆脸的人爱幻想，方脸的人意志坚强，长脸的人天生注定会成

功。

Life is tough, but we are tougher. 生活是艰辛的，但我们更坚强!

2）粗暴的，粗野的；剽悍的

A young tough. 小无赖

a real tough guy 真正粗暴的家伙

He is dreadfully tough. 他极其粗鲁。

3）老的, 硬的；难切开的；嚼不烂的

The bread which I bought yesterday is as tough as nail. 我昨天买的面包非

常硬。

They are made from different materials--dolomite, tough silk, organdie, etc.

它们是用不同的材料做的，白云石、硬丝、蝉翼纱等。

The meat is too tough to eat. 这肉老得不能吃。

To crush the tough bamboo. 为咬碎坚韧的竹子，

4）严格的, 严厉的；强硬的；无情的

tough standards / restrictions / induction training严格的标准/规定/入职训练

They are very tough on drunk drivers. 他们对酒后驾车者十分严格。

This policy is very tough. 这个政策是很强硬的。

They will stick to the tough terms set out in UN Security Council resolution

1441.

他们将严格按照联合国安理会1441号决议中的条款执行任务。

This promising young fighter needs a tough opponent to spar with,to prepare

him for the big fight. 有希望的年轻拳击手需要有一个强硬功夫的对手和

他练习，以培养他参加大赛。

5）困难的，艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的

a tough customer 难伺候的客人

a tough course一门很难学的课程

A tough game/assignment/problem/journey 艰苦/困难/艰辛的比赛/任务/问

题/旅程

This is a tough problem. 这是一个难题。

He is tough to work with. 他很难共事。

to make a tough decision. 做困难的决定。

I had a tough job persuading him. 劝说他是一项很困难的工作 /我很难说

服他。

6）不幸的；倒霉的

Tough luck! 真倒霉！

Tough break. 真不幸/不走运。

2. household

1) (adj.)

(1)家庭的, 家用的

household goods/ article家庭用品，household expenses 家用开支，

household setout 家用设备，household appliances/ wares家用电器/器

具，

household sewing machine 家用缝纫机；household jobs 家务活，

household chores家务事，household duties 家务，

household management家政/家务管理；

To maintain a household; 主持一个家庭.

To take care of all household-related business.照顾所有的家庭事务。

He is doing household chores.他正在做家务。

Constant spousal warfare in the household.家庭内无休止的夫妻争吵

Many peasant household now own bicycle. 很多农民家庭拥有自己的自行

车。

(2)家喻户晓的，熟悉的

Edison has become a household name 爱迪生已经成为了一个家喻户晓

的名字

2) (n.) 同住在一所房子里的人, 一家人, 户

I grew up as part of a large household.我生长在一个大家庭。

The whole households were up early.全家人都起得很早。

He was the head of a household.他是户主。

The household is in the care of Mother.这一家人全由妈妈来照料。

As the bags and boxes were packed that summer for our departure, the

household was steadily converted into luggage, and our bungalow rang

hollow. 那个夏天我们将要启程，行囊箱笼都在打包，一家人井然有

序地收拾着行李，我们居住的平房渐渐空旷了。

3. reliant, reliable

这一组形容词均源于rely, 含“依赖、依靠”之意

1) reliant依赖的，依靠的 be reliant on sb/sth. 依赖

to be self- reliant 信赖自己，有自立能力，自强; self-confidence自信

self-reliant children / man有自立能力/自强的

be confident and self-reliant自信自强

To overcome reliant mind. 克服依赖心理。

The charity is completely reliant on public donations.

这一慈善团体完全依靠公众捐款。

2) reliable可靠的,可信赖的trustworthy；稳妥的safe

reliable information 确实可靠的消息

a reliable method 稳当的办法

be honest and reliable 笃实可靠

a reliable guarantee 确切的保证

Is your watch reliable? 你的表准吗?

4. slender (

adj.) (slenderer，slenderest)

1）(of people) slim; not very wide but comparatively long or high 苗条的；

修长的，细长的

slender waist 细腰，a slender girl 身段苗条的少女，slender fingers 纤

纤细指

Everybody of us admired her slender figure.我们人人都羡慕她的苗条身

材。

The girl was pretty and slender.那姑娘长得美丽苗条。

2) (of things) slight; inadequate 微薄的，薄的；微小的，渺茫的

slender hopes 微小的希望，a slender hope 渺茫的希望，

a slender cheque 小额支票，a slender income 微薄的收入

5. slim (

adj.) (slimmer, slimmest)

1) 细长的，苗条的；

a slim girl 细长身材的姑娘；fair, slim and graceful 亭亭玉立

2) (希望, 可能性)微小的，渺茫的；

a slim possibility 微小的可能性

The chances are slim. 不大可能。

very slim hopes（chances）of success 成功的希望很渺茫

3) 单薄的，不充实的

a slim excuse 理由不充分的借口

The fashion model had a very slim figure. 那个时装模特身材苗条。

（vi.）减肥 （过去式：slimmed 过去分词：slimmed 现在分词：

slimming）

She ought to slim. 她应该减肥。

diet to slim down 减肥膳食

I don't want any cake, I'm slimming. 我不想吃蛋糕, 我正在减肥。

6. likely

（adj.) 1) probable

可能的; 有希望的

A likely story!

可能是真实的故事（说得倒像是真的！）

likely candidates for the job.

这项工作的很可能的候选人

They are the likeliest candidates.

他们是最有可能当选的候选人

。

Patterns：be likely to do sth. It is likely that …

These services are likely to be available to us all before long.

不久以后这些设施很可能就可以被我们使用了

。

We anticipate that demand is likely to increase.

我们预料需求可能增加。

Are you likely to be get some more in?

你们还会进货吗？

I assure you that is not likely to happen.

我向你保证不会发生这种情况。

It is likely that they will kill the hostage.

可能他们将杀掉人质

。

2) 适合的

a likely topic for investigation

很适合研究的话题

He is the likeliest person for the job.

他是最适合做这份工作的人。

(adv.) (as adv. following “very” or “most”) probably

可能

Very likely none of my roommates will go home for the summer vacation.

They'll very likely come by car.

他们很可能开车来。