toiling

n.辛苦；苦工；罗网；圈套

v.费力地做；苦干；跋涉

We were quite exhausted with the toil. 我们因那件辛苦的工作而感到十分疲惫。

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. 他的青年时期便是那样在干着报酬微薄的辛苦工作中消磨过去的。

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

She was caught in the toils of despair. 她陷于绝境。

I shall have to toil and moil all my days. 我必须一年到头拼命地干。

We toil away all afternoon to get the house ready for our guest. 我们忙了一下午收拾房子准备迎接宾客。

The slaves toiled up the hill pulling the heavy blocks. 那些奴隶艰难地把沉重的石块拖上山。