moil

英 [mɒɪl] 美
  • n. 辛苦；混乱，骚动
  • vi. 忙碌工作，辛苦工作
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英语词源

moil (v.)
"to labour in the mire" [Johnson], c. 1400, from Old French moillier "to wet, moisten" (12c., Modern French mouiller), from Vulgar Latin *molliare, from Latin mollis "soft," from PIE *mel- "soft" (see mild). Related: Moiled; moiling.
moil (n.)
"toil, labor," 1612, from moil (v.).

权威例句

1. I shall have to toil and moil all my days.
我必须一年到头拼命地干.

来自辞典例句

[ moil 造句 ]