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

• With eight bloodshot eyes fixed on a flying object, the toils of a two-year project were about to bear fruit.
  四双布满血丝的眼睛注视着这架飞行器，两年的艰辛和汗水终于要结出硕果了。
• 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。
• I had been the dirtiest kid in my class for always there were toils before and after school in the field.
  班上，我算是最肮脏的小孩，每天上学前与放学后都要在田里劳作；
• 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。
• I could touch it, and perhaps that made the coming of the Pilgrims and their toils and great deeds seem more real to me.
  我能够触摸到这些岩石，也许这让我更真切地体会到了先民们的艰辛和伟大功绩。
• Through many dangers, toils and snares.
  许多危险，试炼网罗。
• For my part, I abominate all honorable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever.
  拿我来说，一切尊贵的，叫人敬重的劳动、考验和折磨都使我乏味。
• Through many dangers, toils and snaresWe have already comeT'was grace that brought us safe thus farAnd grace will lead us home.
  许多危险，试炼网罗，我已安然经过；靠主恩典，安全不怕，更引导我归家！
• 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！
• 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。