in a way that demands that particular rules be obeyed and shows a lack of sympathy for any problems or difficulty that this may cause 严厉的;强硬的;无情的 a toughly worded ultimatum 措辞强硬的最后通牒 We need to react toughly against those who were harbouring terrorists. 我们需要对那些窝藏恐怖分子的人做出强硬的反应。
in a way that shows somebody is strong or determined 艰难地: 以某种方式表明某人很坚强或坚定a toughly contested game 一场激烈的比赛