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

  1. ‘In the throes of these catastrophes the world urgently needs a new reformation
  2. but one inflamed by love in action
  3. rather than one caught in the toils of humanist fundamentalism.’
  4. ‘Because sooner or later sociopaths tend to get caught in their manipulative toils
  5. and the scales fall from everyone's eyes and what was charming becomes loathsome in an instant.’
  6. ‘The economy in 1939 was still caught in the toils of the Depression.’
  7. ‘Why
  8. by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe
  9. entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition
  10. rivalship
  11. interest
  12. humor or caprice?’
  13. ‘Yet the question remains whether grace - amazing or otherwise - will be enough to carry the church once again through the ‘dangers
  14. toils and snares’ bemoaned in that old hymn.’