labour with

• • 受(分娩)痛苦：

    The woman was labouring with child.

    那个女人受临产之苦。

  • 极力劝说，谆谆劝戒：

    He agreed to accept my advice after I had earnestly laboured with him for the whole morning.

    在我恳切地劝了他一上午以后，他接受了我的建议。