toil

n U 正式

1. 苦活；难事

• Some books are a toil to read. 有些书读起来真费劲。

2. 辛苦；辛劳

• a life of toil 辛苦的一生

• succeed only after years of toil 历经数年辛劳后才获成功

3. [～s] 圈套；陷阱

• A fly was caught in the toils of the spider. 一只苍蝇陷入蜘蛛网。