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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In short, the wily old Jew had the boy in his toils. That sly dog grabbed a cookie from the table while no one was in the room.
  简而言之，狡猾的老犹太使那个孩子陷入了他的罗网。房间里没有人的时候，那只狡猾的狗从桌子上衔了一块小甜饼。
• 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。