laboured

adj.

1. 缓慢而困难的
   slow and taking a lot of effort
2. 不自然的；费力的；矫揉造作的
   not natural and seeming to take a lot of effort

1. ADJ-GRADED （呼吸）缓慢的，困难的，费力的
   If someone's breathing is laboured, it is slow and seems to take a lot of effort.
   1. From his slow walk and laboured breathing, Ginny realized he was far from well.
      看他步履缓慢、呼吸困难的样子，金尼意识到他的身体还远未恢复。
2. ADJ-GRADED （文章或言谈）刻意的，矫揉造作的
   If something such as someone's writing or speech is laboured, they have put too much effort into it so it seems awkward and unnatural.
   1. The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose...
      他笔下的公文矫揉浮华，长篇大论。
   2. Daniel's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness.
      丹尼尔与戈尔德的几次碰面都只是虚礼客套一番。

1. Her husband laboured at the plant for 17 years.
   她丈夫在厂里辛勤工作了17年。
2. She laboured under the illusion that I knew what I was doing
   她有一个错觉，以为我知道自己在做什么。
3. From his slow walk and laboured breathing, Ginny realized he was far from well.
   看他步履缓慢、呼吸困难的样子，金尼意识到他的身体还远未恢复。
4. The prose of his official communications was so laboured, pompous and verbose
   他笔下的公文矫揉浮华，长篇大论。
5. Daniel's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness.
   丹尼尔与戈尔德的几次碰面都只是虚礼客套一番。
6. His breathing is laboured.
   他的呼吸迟缓而困难。
7. From ancient times our forefathers have laboured, lived and multiplied on this land.
   自古以来，我们的祖先就劳动、生息、繁衍在这块土地上。
8. I laboured to understand him.
   我努力了解他的意思。
9. They laboured along the bad road.
   他们在那条难走的路上艰难地行进。
10. I still laboured under the delusion that policemen never told lies.
    我仍然存有这样的错觉，以为警察从不说谎。
11. The man laboured along, groaning in pain.
    那人费力地向前走着，痛得呻吟不已。
12. I laboured at the English course for two years.
    我苦学了两年英语课程。
13. The tractor laboured up the hillside.
    拖拉机艰难地向山坡上爬去。
14. He laboured in the mines for 30 years.
    他在矿里工作了30年。
15. A ray of hope falls on my newborn son, and suddenly, his breathing seems less laboured.
    一缕希望的光照在我刚刚出世的儿子身上，突然，他的呼吸似乎没那么艰难了。
16. While I admired and they laboured, dusk grew on, and with it returned the master.
    在我赞赏着他们，他们还在用功的当儿，暮色渐深了，主人随着也回来了。
17. He felt a lump in his throat, and his breathing grew somewhat laboured.
    他的喉头哽住了，呼吸有些急促。
18. They laboured for two days to build a shelter.
    为了造一个掩蔽所，他们苦干了两天。
19. They laboured for the happiness of mankind.
    他们为人类的幸福而辛勤地劳动。
20. His breathing quickened. Chueh-hui could hear the child's laboured sobs.
    觉慧只听见他自己的急促的呼吸和小孩的低微的哭声。
21. They had laboured for three years to produce this floating work of art.
    他们劳动了三年才造出这样一件水上艺术品。
22. He laboured to make them understand his french.
    他努力想让他们听懂他的法语。
23. She laboured hard to the full extent of her talent and of her beauty.
    她用尽她的天才与美貌，去苦苦工作。
24. The speaker laboured the point so long that we lost interest.
    演讲人的罗嗦使我们失去了兴趣。
25. We laboured all day in the fields.
    我们在田地里辛勤劳动了一整天。
26. But if so also I am wicked, why have I laboured in vain?
    我若是有罪，又何苦白费心血？
27. Sam and I, we've laboured, rowed and bullied for this.
    山姆和我一直在为此争斗。
28. A lot of the jokes were rather laboured, I thought.
    我认为这些笑话中有很多是相当乏味的。

adj

1. requiring or showing effort
   1. heavy breathing
   2. the subject made for labored reading

   Synonym:    heavylabored

2. lacking natural ease
   1. a labored style of debating

   Synonym:    laboredstrained