travail
pronunciation
UK [ˈtræveɪl]
US [trəˈvel, ˈtrævˌel]
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- n.
- <文>艰苦劳动
- 辛勤努力
- 痛苦
- 分娩的阵痛
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- vi.
- 辛勤工作，努力，尤指经受分娩的阵痛
Word Origin
travail 煎熬，痛苦，艰辛
来自古法语 travail,痛苦，煎熬，来自通俗拉丁语 tripaliare,折磨，来自拉丁语 trepalium,刑具， 一种由三根尖木桩组成的折磨工具，来自 tri-,三，词源同 three,palus,柱子，尖桩，词源同 impale,pole.
Example
- 1. He hath builded against me , and compassed me with gall and travail .
- 他筑垒攻击我、用苦楚〔原文作苦胆〕和艰难围困我。
- 2. Then their hearts and hands trembled , and they were in pain as women in travail .
- 那时，人民都心惊手颤，所受的痛苦有如临产的妇女。
- 3. But what can a virgin know of the sorrows and travail of mankind ?
- 但处女如何能懂得人世的悲痛辛劳？
- 4. There your mother was in travail with you , there she who bore you was in travail .
- 你母亲在那里为你劬劳，生养你的在那里为你劬劳。
- 5. I have seen the travail that god has given the children of men to travail in .
- 我见神将辛劳给世人，使他们在其中操劳。
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