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

• 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。
• The thief was caught in the toils of law.
  这个贼陷入了法网。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Through many dangers, toils and snares.
  许多危险，试炼网罗。
• 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！
• 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？