toiled

英 [tɔɪld]

美 [tɔɪld]

v.  (长时间)苦干，辛勤劳作; 艰难缓慢地移动; 跋涉
toil的过去分词和过去式

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

• They toiled all day digging the trench.
  他们整天艰苦地挖壕沟。
• For23 years, I toiled side-by-side with your father.
  我跟你父亲一起刨土，足有23年。
• John toiled up the dusty ascent.
  约翰在满布灰尘的斜坡上吃力地往上爬。
• They toiled up the hill in the blazing sun.
  他们冒着炎炎烈日艰难地一步一步爬上山冈。
• The factories hummed and the whole British nation toiled night and day.
  在工厂里机器之声震耳欲聋，整个不列颠民族夜以继日地辛勤劳动。
• I think she was born with the ability to solve math problems. I myself have toiled year in and year out just to achieve the minimum adequacy.
  我想她天生就擅长解数学题。我自己努力了多年才达到最起码的程度。
• He toiled on till he was past eighty.
  他一直辛苦工作直到年过八十。
• However, he toiled on all the night without being discouraged;
  但是，他仍然毫不气馁地整夜工作。
• The road climbed steeply up the hill. The bus toiled up the steep hill.
  这条公路陡峭地通上小山。公共汽车艰难地爬上陡峭的山岗。
• He toiled all day long but earned very little.
  他整天劳碌但挣得很少。