travail

In the past, women often travailed in childbirth without any pain relief.

过去，妇女常常在没有止痛措施的情况下经历分娩的痛苦。

She travailed over the manuscript for months before sending it to the publisher.

她为这份手稿辛苦工作了几个月才寄给出版社。

They travailed for justice all their lives.

他们一生都在为正义而艰苦奋斗。

In this famous Bible verse, 'travail' pictures the extreme pain of childbirth.

在这节著名的《圣经》经文中，travail 描绘了分娩的极度痛苦。