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laboured (also labored) adj.
⇨ artificial 2artificial2 adjective artificial light 人造光an artificial situation 人为不自然的场面artificial ♦︎ forced ♦︎ laboured ♦︎ contrived ♦︎ strainedThese words all describe an action, emotion or situation which is not natural or not what it appears to be. 这些词均表示行为、情感或场景是人为的、虚假的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a forced / strained smile◆an artificial / a contrived situation / example◆to sound forced / laboured / contrived / strained◆rather artificial / forced / laboured◆somewhat artificial / laboured / strained■ artificial created by people; not happening naturally 人为的；不自然的◆A job interview is a very artificial situation.求职面试是个非常不自然的场面。■ forced (disapproving) not sincere; not the result of genuine emotions but produced by a deliberate effort 不真诚的；勉强的◆'Good,' he said with forced cheerfulness.“好吧。”他装出高兴的样子说。OPP genuine ⇨ deep 1 ■ laboured (BrE) (NAmE labored) (disapproving) (of speech, writing, etc.) not natural and seeming to take a lot of effort （说话、写作等）不自然的，矫揉造作的，费力的◆She knew better than to interrupt one of her father's rather laboured jokes.她知道最好别去打断父亲那些颇为做作的玩笑。■ contrived / /kənˈtraɪvd/ / (disapproving) planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic 预谋的；不自然的；做作的◆The letter was full of contrived excuses.信里编造了很多借口。◆The book's ending seemed contrived.这本书的结尾显得牵强。■ strained (often disapproving) not the result of genuine emotions; produced by a deliberate effort 非真心的；做作的；勉强的◆She gave a strained laugh.她勉强笑了一下。ⓘ Strained is not always as disapproving as forced: sometimes it can show or invite sympathy for a person under stress. 与forced不同，strained并不总是带有贬义，有时可以用来对处于压力之下的人表示同情或为之争取同情◆I put on my strained smile for the next patiently waiting customer.我对下一位耐心等候的顾客勉强地笑了笑。 |