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toiltCIln [U]hard work, esp. that which is physically tiring苦工; 苦活An illegal worker will earn more here in a week than he would in a month of toil back home.一个非法入境的劳工在这儿一星期挣的钱要比他在家乡做一个月苦活挣得还多。Lindi has achieved her comfortable life only after years of hard toil.林迪只做了几年的苦工就过上了舒适的生活。Prison rarely persuades a criminal of the advantages of honest toil over theft.监禁很少使罪犯相信诚实劳动胜过盗窃。(humorous) Well, after a day's toil in the office I like to relax a little.这个，在办公室劳累了一天后我喜欢休息一会儿。"Double, double, toil and trouble; / Fire burn and cauldron bubble" (Shakespeare, the witches in Macbeth 4.1) “双重的，双重的，苦工和困扰; /大火燃烧，大锅里冒泡”（莎士比亚《麦克佩斯》中巫婆语）
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