Word · Frequency #14924
toils
/tɔɪl/
noun
苦工；辛劳
toils is the plural of toil.
labor, especially hard or tiring work
- 1.
Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
苦工；繁重的劳动。
- 2.
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
有酬体力劳动
- 3.
Trouble, strife.
麻烦；冲突。
劳动；做工；苦难；纷争；苦工；繁重的劳动。；有酬体力劳动；麻烦；冲突。
In use
After years of toil, the farmer finally harvested a good crop.
The ancient temple was built through the toil of countless workers.
She was exhausted from a day of physical toil in the fields.
Connections
Collocations
- hard toil
- 艰苦的劳作
- Years of hard toil on the farm left his hands rough and calloused.农场里多年的艰苦劳作使他的双手粗糙并长了老茧。
- physical toil
- 体力劳动
- The job requires physical toil, but the pay is decent.这项工作需要体力劳动，但报酬还不错。
- daily toil
- 日常的辛劳；每天的苦工
- She looked forward to retirement and an end to her daily toil.她盼望着退休，结束自己每天的苦工。
- honest toil
- 诚实的劳动；踏实的苦干
- He believed that everything he owned came from honest toil.他相信自己拥有的一切都来自诚实的劳动。
- fruits of one's toil
- 劳动的果实
- After months of preparation, the team finally reaped the fruits of their toil.经过数月的准备，团队终于收获了辛劳的果实。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：toil 里有 oil，采油(oil)是繁重体力活，就是苦工(toil)。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose、public speeches toil 作名词时通常指繁重、费力的劳动，多用于正式或文学性语境，如书面叙事、演讲或评论；日常口语中较少使用。另可指苦恼或纷争，但属于较旧或书面用法。
Grammar Note
有复数形式，但通常作不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 toil /tɔɪl/ 押韵，均含 /ɔɪl/ 音，拼写为 -oil。注意形近但读音不同的词：toll /toʊl/、tool /tuːl/、tail /teɪl/。
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。
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