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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• It had enticed Lyman into its toils to pluck from him his manhood and his honesty, corrupting him and poisoning him beyond redemption.
  它使莱门上了圈套，来剥夺他的人格和诚实的心灵，腐蚀他，毒害他，弄得无可救药。
• 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；
• The thief was caught in the toils of law.
  这个贼陷入了法网。