Dictionary entry
Toils
Pronunciation: /tɔɪlz/
Pronunciation
/tɔɪlz/
Myanmar Meaning
ပိုက်ကွန်။ သံညှပ်။ ထောင်ချောက်။
Definition
toil s /tↄÇlz/ n [pl] ~ ( of sth ) ( fml ) ေက်ာ့ကြင္း၊ ၫႊတ္ စသည္ ေထာင္ေခ်ာက္။ caught in the toils of war/ the law.
Examples
- ‘In the throes of these catastrophes the world urgently needs a new reformation
- but one inflamed by love in action
- rather than one caught in the toils of humanist fundamentalism.’
- ‘Because sooner or later sociopaths tend to get caught in their manipulative toils
- and the scales fall from everyone's eyes and what was charming becomes loathsome in an instant.’
- ‘The economy in 1939 was still caught in the toils of the Depression.’
- ‘Why
- by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe
- entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition
- rivalship
- interest
- humor or caprice?’
- ‘Yet the question remains whether grace - amazing or otherwise - will be enough to carry the church once again through the ‘dangers
- toils and snares’ bemoaned in that old hymn.’