laboured

形容词吃力的，谨慎的

1. 吃力的：labouratory 化验室 | laboured 吃力的 | labourer 劳动者

2. 吃力的,(文体)不自然的：inured 习惯的 | laboured 吃力的,(文体)不自然的 | enamoured 珍爱的,喜爱的

3. 吃力的/缓慢的/不自然的/矫揉造作的：labouratory /实验室/试验所/ | laboured /吃力的/缓慢的/不自然的/矫揉造作的/ | labourer /劳动者/工人/

1. （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.

    e.g. 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。

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2. （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.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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. In preparation for taking this calculated risk, the couple had laboured for months back in their hometown of Harbin.

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