英语词汇“moil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

moil v.i.

to work hard;
drudge.
to whirl or churn ceaselessly;
twist;
eddy.

v.t.

[Archaic.]to wet or smear.

hard work or drudgery.
confusion, turmoil, or trouble.
Ceramics[Glassmaking.]a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation.
Mininga short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock.

Vulgar Latin *molliāre, derivative of Latin mollis soft
Middle French moillier
Middle English moillen to make or get wet and muddy 1350–1400

moil′er, n.
moil′ing•ly, adv.

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moil /mɔɪl/ archaic or dialect vb

to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc
(intransitive) to toil or drudge (esp in the phrase toil and moil)

toil; drudgery
confusion; turmoil

Etymology: 14th Century (to moisten; later: to work hard in unpleasantly wet conditions) from Old French moillier, ultimately from Latin mollis soft

ˈmoiler n

单词	moil
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 moil (moil),USA pronunciation v.i. to work hard; drudge. to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy. v.t. [Archaic.]to wet or smear. n. hard work or drudgery. confusion, turmoil, or trouble. Ceramics[Glassmaking.]a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation. Mininga short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock. Vulgar Latin *molliāre, derivative of Latin mollis soft Middle French moillier Middle English moillen to make or get wet and muddy 1350–1400 moil′er, n. moil′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: moil /mɔɪl/ archaic or dialect vb to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc (intransitive) to toil or drudge (esp in the phrase toil and moil) n toil; drudgery confusion; turmoil Etymology: 14th Century (to moisten; later: to work hard in unpleasantly wet conditions) from Old French moillier, ultimately from Latin mollis soft ˈmoiler n
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