labored

• adj. 吃力的；費勁的；不自然的
• v. 工作；勞動；分娩（labor的過去分詞）

來自labor,勞動，辛勞，引申詞義做作的，不自然的。詞義演變比較factitious.

labored (adj.)

also laboured, "learned," mid-15c., past participle adjective from labor (v.). Meaning "done with much labor" is from c. 1600.

1. I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.

我離那頭麋鹿非常近，能聽見它吃力的呼吸聲。

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2. They have labored to complete the job.

他們努力完成這一工作。

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3. They labored under the disadvantage of not having enough money.

他們苦於得不到足夠的資金.

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4. Among the planners, a labored joke was spreading about Captain Henry's girl - friend, " Elsie ".

在計劃人員中間, 已精心製造出一個關於享利上校的女友 “ 艾爾西 ” 的笑話在傳播.

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5. He labored under the delusion that he could never make a mistake.

他受害於他從來不會出錯的幻想.

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