laboured
英 [ˈleɪbəd]
美 [ˈleɪbərd]
adj. 缓慢而困难的; 不自然的; 费力的; 矫揉造作的
v. 努力做(困难的事); 干苦力活; 困难吃力地行进
labour的过去分词和过去式
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牛津词典
adj.
- 缓慢而困难的
slow and taking a lot of effort - 不自然的;费力的;矫揉造作的
not natural and seeming to take a lot of effort
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (呼吸)缓慢的,困难的,费力的
If someone's breathing islaboured, it is slow and seems to take a lot of effort.- From his slow walk and laboured breathing, Ginny realized he was far from well.
看他步履缓慢、呼吸困难的样子,金尼意识到他的身体还远未恢复。
- From his slow walk and laboured breathing, Ginny realized he was far from well.
- ADJ-GRADED (文章或言谈)刻意的,矫揉造作的
If something such as someone's writing or speech islaboured, they have put too much effort into it so it seems awkward and unnatural.- The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose...
他笔下的公文矫揉浮华,长篇大论。 - Daniel's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness.
丹尼尔与戈尔德的几次碰面都只是虚礼客套一番。
- The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose...
英英释义
adj
- requiring or showing effort
- heavy breathing
- the subject made for labored reading
- lacking natural ease
- a labored style of debating