travails

英['træveɪl] 美['træveɪl]
  • n.分娩的痛苦;阵痛;辛劳v.苦干;辛劳;(因分娩)发生阵痛
travailed travailed travailing travails
Noun:
  1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child;

    "she was in labor for six hours"

  2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work;

    "he got an A for effort"
    "they managed only with great exertion"

Verb:
  1. work hard;

    "She was digging away at her math homework"
    "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Mothers know the travail of giving birth to a child.
      母亲们了解分娩时的痛苦。
    2. He gained the medal through his painful travail.
      他通过艰辛的努力获得了奖牌。

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