词组 | toil away |
释义 | Phr V toil away toils, toiling, toiled toil away to work very hard on something for a long period of timeoften in continuous tensesI've been toiling away in the kitchen all afternoon. often + atHe's been toiling away at the same paper for what seems like months. toil away formal to work very hard for a long period of time: In the past, men toiled away in the fields while women took care of the cooking and cleaning. When you think about artists, you probably think of poor painters toiling away in tiny studios.+ at Lawmakers have been toiling away at the budget, feeling pressure to balance it before the session ends.■ SIMILAR TO: slave away |
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