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

• Others toiled and you have come in for the harvest of their toil.
  别人要辛苦劳作，你们却坐享其成。
• Workers toiled long hours.
  工人们长时间辛苦劳动。
• The summer dragged its slow length along, while the slaves toiled at their hard tasks.
  夏天过得十分缓慢，而奴隶们却辛苦地做着苦工。
• He toiled on till he was past eighty.
  他一直辛苦工作直到年过八十。
• The bus toiled up the steep hill.
  公共汽车艰难地爬上陡峭的山岗。
• The hikers toiled up the steep hill.
  远足者在陡峭的山上艰难地攀爬着。
• They toiled another half hour.
  他们又苦干了半个钟头。
• She stood doggedly in checkout lines; she toiled like a dray-horse up the hill back home.
  她顽强地支撑着排在付款的队里；她像拖载重物的老马艰难地爬上山回家。
• He toiled a long time over his watch.
  他吭哧了半天才把表修好。
• But Mother Teresa toiled a lifetime to bring a ray of sunshine in the lives of the destitute.
  而特蕾莎修女辛劳一生，为的是给贫困者带去了一缕阳光。