toiling
present participle oftoil
| 单词 | toiling |
| 释义 | toiling present participle oftoil toil verb[I] uk/tɔɪl/us/tɔɪl/toilverb[I](WORK HARD)toworkhard: Farmworkershave been toiling in the 100-degreeheatover the pastweek. After toilingawayatworkallweek, it's good torelax. Synonyms labourUK work(DO JOB) Work, working and the workplace
toilverb[I](MOVE)tomovein aparticulardirection,slowlyand withgreateffort: I was toiling up thehillwith fourheavybagswhen he tookpityon me. Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
Examplesoftoilingtoiling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Fortunately for users, intermediate levels of representation, such as machine code, assembly language, and highlevel languages, keep us fromtoilingwith 1s and 0s. From theCambridge English Corpus It is, perhaps, salutary to understand the sensitivities which arise for thosetoilingat the coal-face of community care. From theCambridge English Corpus The dynamics are those of a deepening spiral into oppression, endlessly challenged by thetoilingmasses, guided themselves by enlightened intellectuals. From theCambridge English Corpus With a mixture of compassion and benevolence they watch himtoilingalong the hard and stony road which they themselves once trod. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is those principles, and those principles alone, which must govern our attitude and action towards this vast branch oftoilingand suffering humanity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are in their constituenciestoilingaway on their constituents' behalf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yes, there is no doubt that because of centuries of working andtoilinguntil one drops, we have never considered preparing ourselves for retirement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What was not to be done for the minerstoilingin the bowels of the earth below the level of the sea? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been in active political life for 40 years, and my only object has been to improve the lot of thetoilingmillions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We sometimes denounce these men, but society has taught them that they can get money there withouttoiling—society has denied them the right to toil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to have some satisfaction and knowledge that it is going to bring great advantage to thetoilingmasses of the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will come from the labour of thetoilingmasses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My committee will be particularly interested in the references to metoilingwith a shovel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One thinks of the hours spenttoilingaway with difficult bandas and obstinate cyclostyle machines preparing papers or notes for classes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Twenty-five thousand mentoilingfor a year have wasted their labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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