toil
gb/tˈɔɪl/ us/tˈɔɪl/
B2
Anh
gürcöl, keményen dolgozik, fáradságos munka, gürcölés, vánszorog, felküzdi magát
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
FORMAL
1
gürcöl
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
toil (for [goal]) | toil at/on [task] | toil away
They toiled for months to get the business off the ground.
Hónapokig gürcöltek, hogy beindítsák a vállalkozást.
She toiled all day in the kitchen preparing food for the festival.
Egész nap a konyhában gürcölt, és a fesztiválra készítette az ételeket.
He toiled over the report until the figures finally made sense.
Ví dụ cho người học
We toiled all day to finish the job.
Egész nap gürcöltünk, hogy befejezzük a munkát.
She toiled for years to support her family.
Évekig gürcölt, hogy eltartsa a családját.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Using "toil" as a neutral synonym of "work" can sound too strong; it suggests exhausting, often unpleasant work.
Nghĩa
work extremely hard for long
Cụm từ đi kèm
toil for years
|toil long hours
|toil for a living
|toil at a task
|toil over paperwork
|toil in the fields
|toil through the night
|toil under the hot sun
|toil tirelessly
|toil away
Từ đồng nghĩa
labor (More common in American English; can also sound formal.)
|
slog (Emphasizes that it is slow and unpleasant.)
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grind (Often suggests repetitive, draining work.)
Từ trái nghĩa
rest (Not working; recovering energy.)
|
relax (Spending time without effort or pressure.)
Chủ đề
work
|effort
|daily_life
Định nghĩa
to work very hard for a long time
To work very hard for a long time, especially at tiring or physically demanding tasks.
DANH TỪ
C1
FORMAL
2
gürcölés
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[years/days] of toil
After years of toil, they finally paid off the mortgage.
Évekig tartó fáradságos munka után végre kifizették a jelzáloghitelt.
The project required a great deal of toil and patience.
A projekt rengeteg fáradságos munkát és türelmet igényelt.
He looked back on a life of toil with quiet pride.
Ví dụ cho người học
It took years of toil to build the company.
Évek fáradságos munkájára volt szükség a cég felépítéséhez.
Lỗi thường gặp:
In modern English, the noun "toil" is usually uncountable ("much toil," "years of toil"), not "a toil".
Nghĩa
hard, tiring work
Cụm từ đi kèm
years of toil
|hard toil
|endless toil
|backbreaking toil
|manual toil
|reward for your toil
|the fruits of your toil
|after much toil
|a life of toil
|toil and hardship
Từ đồng nghĩa
hard work (More neutral and more common.)
|
labor (Can suggest physical work or work done by workers as a group.)
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drudgery (Emphasizes boring, unpleasant routine work.)
Từ trái nghĩa
leisure (Time free from work and duties.)
|
ease (Lack of difficulty or strain.)
Chủ đề
work
|effort
Định nghĩa
hard work that is tiring and takes time
Hard, tiring work, especially work that takes a long time and a lot of effort.
ĐỘNG TỪ
C1
LITERARY
3
vánszorog
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
toil up/down/along/through [place]
They toiled up the steep track with heavy backpacks.
Nehéz hátizsákokkal vánszorogtak fel a meredek ösvényen.
The old car toiled up the mountain road in first gear.
Az öreg autó első fokozatban vánszorgott felfelé a hegyi úton.
She toiled through the deep sand toward the water.
Ví dụ cho người học
We toiled up the hill with our bags.
A csomagjainkkal vánszorogtunk fel a dombra.
Lỗi thường gặp:
This meaning is relatively literary; in everyday speech, "struggle" or "trudge" is more natural.
Nghĩa
move with great effort
Cụm từ đi kèm
toil up a hill
|toil up the stairs
|toil along the road
|toil through the snow
|toil across the desert
Từ đồng nghĩa
trudge (Walking slowly with heavy steps.)
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struggle (Broader; can be physical or figurative.)
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plod (Slow, steady movement, often dull or tiring.)
Từ trái nghĩa
glide (Move smoothly and easily.)
|
stroll (Walk in a relaxed way.)
Chủ đề
movement
|effort
Định nghĩa
to move slowly because it is hard
To move, climb, or progress slowly with difficulty and effort.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
toil
IPA
GB/tˈɔɪl/
US/tˈɔɪl/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
toil (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (toil)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: toil
- Plural: toil
Verb
- Base: toil
- 3rd Person Singular: toils
- Present Participle: toiling
- Past: toiled
Cách diễn đạt
the fruits of (your/one's) toil
1/ðə fɹˈuts əv jˈɔɹˈoʊnz tˈɔɪl/
idiom
formal
results of hard work
the good results you get after working hard
Ví dụ
- After the launch, the team finally enjoyed the fruits of their toil.
- She wanted her children to benefit from the fruits of her toil.
- Years later, he could see the fruits of his toil in the thriving community he helped build.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I am happy to see the fruits of my toil.
toil and trouble
1/tˈɔɪl ˈænd tɹˈʌbəl/
fixed phrase
literary
hard work and problems
hard work and many problems
Ví dụ
- It took a lot of toil and trouble to get the permit approved.
- They joked that planning the wedding was all toil and trouble.
- After months of toil and trouble, the renovation was finally finished.
toil away
1/tˈɔɪl əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
formal
work hard continuously
to keep working very hard
Ví dụ
- He toiled away at his thesis all summer.
- While everyone else relaxed, she was toiling away in the office.
- They toiled away for hours to clear the debris.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I toiled away at my homework all evening.
toil over
1/tˈɔɪl ˈoʊvɚ/
phrasal verb
formal
work hard on details
to work a long time on something difficult
Ví dụ
- He toiled over the contract, checking every clause.
- She toiled over the translation for weeks.
- They toiled over the budget numbers until midnight.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I toiled over the math problems.