Word · Frequency #14924
toiling
辛勤工作;苦干
toiling is the present participle of toil.
to work very hard, especially doing physical work
- 1.
To labour; work.
辛苦工作;劳动。
- 2.
To struggle.
奋斗;挣扎。
- 3.
work hard
辛勤工作
- 4.
To work (something); often with out.
费力完成;常与 out 连用。
- 5.
To weary through excessive labour.
因过度劳累而疲惫。
挣扎;艰难前行;费劲地完成;努力得出;使疲惫;使劳累;辛苦工作;劳动。;奋斗;挣扎。
In use
Farmers toil in the fields from sunrise to sunset.
She toiled all night to finish the report before the deadline.
They have been toiling for years to build a better life for their children.
toil at/on/over sth
She toiled at her homework all evening.
她整个晚上都在苦干她的家庭作业。
toil away
常与时间状语连用,强调持续辛苦工作。
He toiled away in the garden for hours.
他在花园里连续苦干了好几个小时。
toil through sth
强调困难或缓慢的移动或进展。
They toiled through the thick mud.
Connections
Collocations
- toil away
- 埋头苦干
- She toiled away at her desk all weekend.她整个周末都在书桌前埋头苦干。
- toil over
- 辛苦地做(某件费劲的事)
- He toiled over the report for days.他花了好几天辛苦地写这份报告。
- toil in the fields
- 在田间辛勤劳作
- Farmers toiled in the fields from dawn to dusk.农民们从早到晚在田间辛勤劳作。
- toil for
- 为…辛苦工作
- They toiled for years to build the business.他们为创办这家企业辛苦工作了多年。
- toil up
- 吃力地攀登
- We toiled up the steep hill.我们吃力地爬上了陡峭的山坡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法:把toil拆成t(锄头)、o(土坑)、il(汗水),想象烈日下弯腰锄地、汗流浃背,就是“辛勤劳作”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:书面写作、正式讲话、文学描写 toil 通常用于书面或正式语气,多指长时间艰苦地工作或挣扎;日常口语中更常说 work hard。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 toil /tɔɪl/ 押韵,均读 /ɔɪl/:boil、coil、foil、soil、spoil、broil。注意形近词 toll /toʊl/ 和 tail /teɪl/ 发音不同,不要按 toil 的读音类推。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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