n.辛苦；苦工；羅網(wǎng)；圈套

v.費(fèi)力地做；苦干；跋涉

We were quite exhausted with the toil. 我們因那件辛苦的工作而感到十分疲憊。

Every grain of it comes from hard toil. 粒粒皆辛苦。

Thus his youth had been spent in rude and ill-paid toil. 他的青年時(shí)期便是那樣在干著報(bào)酬微薄的辛苦工作中消磨過(guò)去的。

He was destined to plod the path of toil. 他注定要在艱辛的道路上跋涉。

She was caught in the toils of despair. 她陷于絕境。

I shall have to toil and moil all my days. 我必須一年到頭拼命地干。

We toil away all afternoon to get the house ready for our guest. 我們忙了一下午收拾房子準(zhǔn)備迎接賓客。

The slaves toiled up the hill pulling the heavy blocks. 那些奴隸艱難地把沉重的石塊拖上山。