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travailed

/trəˈveld/ /træˈveld/

Meanings
verb

劳作，辛劳。

To toil.

Examples :

"The construction workers travailed under the hot sun all day to finish building the road. "
建筑工人们顶着炎炎烈日，辛辛苦苦地劳作了一整天，才把这条路修好。
work action

Related Words

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

Illustration labor

labor noun

/ˈleɪ.bɚ/

劳动，劳力，工夫

"The construction crew put in a lot of labor to finish the building on time. "

建筑队付出了很多劳动，才按时完成了大楼的建设。

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

Illustration hours

hours noun

/ˈaʊɚz/ /ˈaʊə(ɹ)z/

小时，钟头

"I spent an hour at lunch."

我午饭花了一个小时。

Illustration mother

mother noun

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/

母亲，妈妈

"He had something of his mother in him."

他身上带着点儿他妈妈的影子。

Illustration finish

finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

结束，结尾。

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

学年的结束对所有学生来说都是一种解脱。

Illustration workers

workers noun

/ˈwɜː.kəz/ /ˈwɝ.kɚz/

工人，劳动者。

"The factory workers assembled the cars all day. "

工厂的工人们整天组装汽车。

Illustration under

under adjective

/ˈʊndə/ /ˈʌndə(ɹ)/ /ˈʌndɚ/

下的，底下的

"The under-the-counter storage bin kept the extra supplies hidden. "

那个在台面下的储物箱把多余的补给品藏了起来。

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

建造，建设。

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

新桥正在建造中。

Illustration childbirth

childbirth noun

/ˈtʃaɪldbɜːθ/ /ˈtʃaɪldbɝːθ/

分娩，生产，生育

"After a long labor, the new mother recovered quickly from childbirth. "

经过长时间的生产，这位新妈妈很快就从分娩中恢复过来了。

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

Illustration toil

toil noun

/tɔɪl/

苦工，辛劳。

"The relentless toil of preparing for the exam took its toll on her energy. "

为考试所做的无休止的苦工耗尽了她的精力。