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toils

英 [tɔɪlz]

美 [tɔɪlz]

n.  牢笼; 罗网
v.  (长时间)苦干,辛勤劳作; 艰难缓慢地移动; 跋涉
toil的第三人称单数

牛津词典

    noun

    • 牢笼;罗网
      if you are caught in the toils of an unpleasant feeling or situation, you cannot escape from it

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 苦干;辛勤劳动
        When peopletoil, they work very hard doing unpleasant or tiring tasks.
        1. People who toiled in dim, dank factories were too exhausted to enjoy their family life...
          在昏暗潮湿的工厂辛苦劳作的人们累得无力再去享受家庭生活。
        2. Workers toiled long hours.
          工人们长时间辛苦劳动。
        3. Toil awaymeans the same astoil.
          toil away 同 toil
        4. She has toiled away at the violin for years...
          她多年来苦练小提琴。
        5. Nora toils away serving burgers at the local cafe.
          诺拉在当地小餐馆干着一份为客人端送汉堡包的辛苦活儿。
      • VERB (通常指因疲倦而)费劲地行走,艰难地行动
        If youtoilsomewhere, you move there slowly and with difficulty, usually because you are very tired.
        1. Arnold had his head down, gasping as he toiled up the hill.
          阿诺德垂着头,一边费劲地往山上爬一边气喘吁吁。
      • 苦工;苦活
        Toilis unpleasant work that is very tiring physically.

        双语例句

        • From morning till night he toils and works on some scheme which will meet a social need or solve a social problem.
          从早到晚他都忙于制定一些满足社会需求或解决社会问题的计划。
        • Before I left Long Island I saw that she was beginning to lay her toils for Mattie.
          我离开长岛前就发觉她已开始对玛迪摆下迷魂阵了。
        • Old Joe toils year in and year out on his small patch of land.
          老乔一年到头都在他那一小块地里辛勤劳作。
        • The liberty of staying where they are, and refusing to descend again to those prisoners, or partake of their toils and honors, be they mean or be they exalted.
          保持在这个高度,而不让他们回到囚徒状态,与他们共享辛苦和荣誉,无论卑微或者尊贵。
        • Externals have a great effect on the young: I thought that a fairer era of life was beginning for me, one that was to have its flowers and pleasures, as well as its thorns and toils.
          外表对年轻人的影响是很大的。我想我的美好时光开始了&一段既有艰难困苦,又有鲜花欢乐的时光开始了。
        • At that time, our whole family were living countryside and suffering toils.
          那时候我们在乡下生活,说起来蛮苦,蛮累。
        • It had enticed Lyman into its toils to pluck from him his manhood and his honesty, corrupting him and poisoning him beyond redemption.
          它使莱门上了圈套,来剥夺他的人格和诚实的心灵,腐蚀他,毒害他,弄得无可救药。
        • A face that toils so close to stones is already stone itself!
          这一张饱经磨难近似石头般坚硬的面子已经自己化成了石头!
        • Tom kept his ears open when idlers sauntered out of the courtroom, but invariably heard distressing news& the toils were closing more and more relentlessly around poor Potter.
          每当有旁听的人从法庭出来,汤姆就侧着耳朵细听,但听到的消息都令人忧心忡忡&法网越来越无情地罩向可怜的莫夫·波特身上。
        • If we are now called upon to endure what they have been suffering, we shall emulate their courage, and if final victory rewards our toils they shall share the gains, aye, and freedom shall be restored to all.
          如果将来我们也被迫忍受他们那样的苦难,我们也一定会效法他们的勇敢;如果我们的奋斗获得最后胜利,他们也将分享我们的成果;不错,大家都会重新获得自由。