travail

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n concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
n use of physical or mental energy; hard work
v work hard

n. 分娩的痛苦, 阵痛, 辛劳
vi. 发生阵痛, 辛劳

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使用频率

travail 源自法语，意思是“劳动”或“工作”。可以联想到词根 trava-，与“努力工作”相关。

例句

1. She had to travail for many hours to finish the project on time.

她不得不辛勤工作很多小时才能按时完成项目。

2. The author's latest book describes the travail of life during the war.

这位作者的最新书籍描述了战时生活的艰辛。

3. Despite the travail involved, he found great satisfaction in his work.

尽管工作中有很多艰辛，他还是在工作中找到了很大的满足感。