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Travail ˈtræveɪl Unpleasant Noun Hard Work Difficult Trav·Ail

The word "travail" refers to hard work, difficulties, or suffering, often used in a literary context.

Le mot "travail" désigne un travail ardu, des difficultés ou une souffrance, souvent employé dans un contexte littéraire.

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travail
/træ̱veɪl, AM trəve͟ɪl/
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[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 ; NAmE ˈtræveɪl / / trəˈveɪl ; NAmE trəˈveɪl / noun [uncountable ,  plural ] ( old use or literary) 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 travail travails travailed travailing trav·ail / ˈtræveɪl ; NAmE ˈtræveɪl /
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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
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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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