labour under

英 美
  • vt.苦于(认为)
  • labour n.劳动;劳工;分娩v.努力;干苦力活;困难吃力地行进;反复说明Labourn.(英国)工党
  • under prep.低于;在...下;在...内;在...控制下adv.在昏迷中;在...下adj.下面的;从属的;少于的
    1. He labours under the delusion that he's a fine actor.
      他有个错觉,以为自己是个好演员。
    2. Bill took ages to do the job because he was labouring under the delusion that every part had to be painted three times, not just the once that was required.
      比尔花了很长时间干这项工作,因为他误解了,认为每部分必须刷3遍,而实际上只需刷一遍。