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

• The application of chemical phase analysis in environmental science, including analyses and assessment of toils, sediments and industrial solid waste, are reviewed.
  着重评述了化学物相分析在环境科学中的应用，包括土壤、水体沉积物以及工业废弃物等环境样品分析评价的理论研究与成果等。
• 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。
• Likewise she watched his toils, and knew the measure of the midnight oil he burned.
  她同样注意到了他的刻苦。她知道他晚上要熬夜到什么时候。
• 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。
• Why is one man a genius in his work or profession while the other man toils and moils all his life without doing or accomplishing anything worthwhile?
  为何有的人在其工作或专业中造诣非凡，而有的人在他的一生中劳心劳力，却没有做或完成任何值得花精力去做的事？
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their toils and tireless courage were our salvation.
  他们艰苦的工作和不倦的勇气拯救了我们。