by all appearance: 從外表推斷;就所知推斷,就所知而言;顯然,看來
labor
1. 勞動,干活:
They labour assiduously for the benefit of future generations.
他們?yōu)樵旄S诤蟠趭^地勞動。
2. 努力(爭取);苦干:
to labour for the peace of the world
為爭取世界和平而努力
to labour at a mathematical problem
努力解決一道數(shù)學(xué)題
3. 為…所苦惱;為…而吃苦頭;為…迷惑,受…蒙蔽:
The couple have been labouring under housing difficulties for several years.
這對夫婦幾年來一直為住房困難所困擾。
4. 費力地緩緩前進(jìn);艱難地行進(jìn):
The climbers laboured up the hillside.
爬山者吃力地緩緩爬上山坡。
take a heavy toll (on sb/sth)/take its toll (on sb/sth): to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc 產(chǎn)生惡果,造成巨大損失
Illness had taken a heavy toll on her.
疾病對她的身體造成極大的損害。
The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets.
經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退使住房市場遭受著巨大的損失。