[N-VAR 可变名词]艰苦劳动;难题 You can refer to unpleasant hard work or difficult problems as travail .
[LITERARY 文]
He did whatever he could to ease their travail.
他为减轻他们的辛劳做了力所能及的一切。
Oxford
trav·ail/ˈtræveɪl; NAmEˈtræveɪl//trəˈveɪl; NAmEtrəˈveɪl/noun[uncountable , plural ]( old useorliterary) an unpleasant experience or situation that involves a lot of hard work, difficulties and/or suffering 艰苦劳动;煎熬;艰辛;痛苦travailtravailstravailedtravailingtrav·ail/ˈtræveɪl; NAmEˈtræveɪl/
LDC
travailtrav‧ail /ˈtræveɪl/ noun [uncountable] written
Word Origin
Examples
(also travails [plural]) a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring worktravail of the travails of last year’s water shortage
WDF
travail
[ˈtræveɪl]travailed, travailing, travails
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阵痛(35%),分娩的痛苦(30%),辛劳(25%),苦干(10%)
n.分娩的痛苦;艰苦劳动
vi.辛勤努力;经受分娩的阵痛
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