单词 | moil |
释义 | moil —moiler, n. —moilingly, adv. /moyl/, v.i. 1. to work hard; drudge. 2. to whirl or churn ceaselessly; twist; eddy. v.t. 3. Archaic. to wet or smear. n. 4. hard work or drudgery. 5. confusion, turmoil, or trouble. 6. Glassmaking. a superfluous piece of glass formed during blowing and removed in the finishing operation. 7. Mining. a short hand tool with a polygonal point, used for breaking or prying out rock. [1350-1400; ME moillen to make or get wet and muddy < MF moillier < VL *molliare, deriv. of L mollis soft] |
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