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laboured

/ˈleɪ.bəd/ /ˈleɪ.bɚd/

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verb

働く, 労する

To toil, to work.

Examples :

"The student laboured long hours over her history project, determined to get a good grade. "

学生は良い成績を取るために、歴史のプロジェクトに長時間かけて取り組みました。

work job action

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verb

詳しく説明する、強調する

To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

Examples :

"The lawyer laboured the point about the defendant's alibi, repeating it several times to ensure the jury understood its importance. "

弁護士は、陪審員がその重要性を理解するように、被告のアリバイについて詳しく説明し、何度も繰り返しました。

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verb

苦労する, 骨を折る, 苦しむ

To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.

Examples :

"The student laboured through the difficult math problems, struggling with each step. "

生徒は難しい数学の問題を苦労して解き、一歩一歩苦しんでいました。

condition disease physiology body action suffering work

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verb

出産する, 分娩する

To suffer the pangs of childbirth.

Examples :

"The expectant mother laboured through the night, finally giving birth to a healthy baby boy. "

妊婦は夜通し出産し、ついに健康な男の子を出産しました。

medicine physiology body sex human

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verb

激しく揺れる

To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.

Examples :

"The small fishing boat laboured in the rough sea, struggling against the waves. "

小さな漁船は荒れた海で激しく揺れ、波と戦っていました。

nautical sailing weather

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adjective

骨の折れる, 苦労の多い

Expressive of strenuous effort.

Examples :

"At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted."

マラソンの終わりに、彼女の骨の折れる呼吸は彼女が疲労困憊していることを物語っていた。

quality condition character work

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adjective

ぎこちない, 不自然な

Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

Examples :

"The student's essay felt laboured, as if he had spent too much time trying to use fancy words instead of expressing his ideas naturally. "

その学生のエッセイは、まるで自分の考えを自然に表現する代わりに、派手な言葉を使おうと時間をかけすぎたかのように、ぎこちなく感じられた。

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