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

• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The thief was caught in the toils of law.
  这个贼陷入了法网。
• For my part, I abominate all honorable respectable toils, trials, and tribulations of every kind whatsoever.
  拿我来说，一切尊贵的，叫人敬重的劳动、考验和折磨都使我乏味。
• 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。
• 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。
• Through many dangers, toils and snares.
  许多危险，试炼网罗。
• 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。