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

• 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。
• Many hard-working employees have an even harder-working boss who toils late into the night.
  许多辛勤工作的员工都有一个更加辛勤工作、经常加班到深夜的老板。
• He toils so hard toting the burden of our welfare.
  他为了我们的幸福背负了那么多的负担。
• 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。
• It isn't a terribly flattering picture but he likes it because it reminds him of a nice afternoon he had with a friend and this thought cheers him as he toils over his desk.
  这张照片他拍得不是特别好看，但他很喜欢，因为这让他回想起与朋友共度的那个愉快下午。当他在办公桌前辛苦工作时，这种想法能让他情绪振作。
• This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain, since he toils for the wind?
  他来的情形怎样，他去的情形也怎样。这也是一宗大祸患。他为风劳碌有什么益处呢？
• The thief was caught in the toils of law.
  这个贼陷入了法网。
• 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。
• These lawless men will be caught in the toils of law sooner or later.
  这些不法之徒迟早会落入法网。
• 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。