[mass noun](亦作 travails)painful or laborious effort 艰苦劳动,辛勤努力 advice for those who wish to save great sorrow and travail. 对那些不想承受巨大痛苦与艰辛之人的建议。 ■labour pains 分娩的阵痛 a woman in travail. 一位经受分娩阵痛的妇女。
verb
[no obj.]engage in painful or laborious effort 艰苦劳动,辛勤努力 ■(of a woman) be in labour (妇女)分娩,处于阵痛期
语源
Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin trepalium 'instrument of torture', from Latin tres 'three' + palus 'stake'