Word · Frequency #14924
toils
苦工;辛劳
toils is the plural of toil.
核心释义
labor, especially hard or tiring work
- 1.
苦工;繁重的劳动。
Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- 2.
有酬体力劳动
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
- 3.
麻烦;冲突。
Trouble, strife.
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。
用法In use
After years of toil, the farmer finally harvested a good crop.
用法提示:此处 toil 为不可数名词,表示长时间的辛苦劳作。
The ancient temple was built through the toil of countless workers.
用法提示:toil 在这里作名词,指繁重的劳动。
She was exhausted from a day of physical toil in the fields.
用法提示:句中 toil 为名词,意思是体力上的辛劳。
the toil of doing sth
toil 在此为不可数名词,of 后接动名词,说明辛苦劳作的具体内容。
She described the toil of raising three children on her own.
她描述了独自抚养三个孩子的辛劳。
years of toil
years of toil 强调长期而艰辛的劳作,多用于叙事性语境。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:toil 里有 oil,采油(oil)是繁重体力活,就是苦工(toil)。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
有复数形式,但通常作不可数名词
发音与拼写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/。
用法优先级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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