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tra·vail AHD[trə-vālʹ, trăvʹāl'] D.J.[trəˈveɪl, ˈtrævˌeɪl]K.K.[trəˈvel, ˈtrævˌel]n.(名词)- Work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort; toil.See Synonyms at work 艰苦劳动:工作,尤指费力的或需要作出巨大努力的工作;辛劳 参见 work
- Tribulation or agony; anguish.痛苦:苦难或痛苦;悲痛
- The labor of childbirth.分娩
v.intr.(不及物动词)tra.vailed, tra.vail.ing, tra.vails - To work strenuously; toil.艰苦地工作;苦干
- To be in the labor of childbirth.分娩婴儿
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from travailler [to work hard] 源自 travailler [努力工作]
- from Vulgar Latin *tripāliāre [to torture with a tripalium] 源自 俗拉丁语 *tripāliāre [用刑具折磨]
- from Late Latin tripālium [instrument of torture] 源自 后期拉丁语 tripālium [折磨人的器具]
- probably from Latin tripālis [having three stakes] 可能源自 拉丁语 tripālis [有三个桩子的]
- tri- [tri-] tri- [前缀,表“三”]
- pālus [stake] * see pag- pālus [桩子] * 参见 pag-
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