travail
发音
英 [ˈtræveɪl]
美 [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
单词词源
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.
双语例句
- 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。