toil

1. V-T/V-I When people toil, they work very hard doing unpleasant or tiring tasks. 辛苦工作[文學(xué)性]

People who toiled in dim, dank factories were too exhausted to enjoy their family life. 在陰暗潮濕的工廠里苦作的人們精疲力竭了，無法享受家庭生活。

Workers toiled long hours. 工人們長時(shí)間辛苦工作。

2. PHRASAL VERB Toil away means the same as . 辛苦工作

He doesn't spend every minute toiling away at his desk. 他并非每分鐘都在伏案辛苦地工作。

3. N hard or exhausting work 辛苦的工作

4. N a net or snare 網(wǎng)

the toils of fortune had ensnared him