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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The thief was caught in the toils of law.
  这个贼陷入了法网。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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！