| 单词 | labour brigade |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslabour brigade labour brigade n. (a) colloquial (with the) workers, or members of a Labour Party, considered collectively; = sense 10b; (b) a band or unit of workers, esp. one into which individuals are forced or compelled. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > group of workers work team1809 labour brigade1886 lads1888 span1913 work group1928 1886 Christian Union 9 Sept. 5/2 Some of the devices made it plain that the labor brigade has an eye on the main chance in politics. 1922 H. Robinson Devel. Brit. Empire xxv. 451 Outside of the self-governing Dominions many colored troops were obtained, and South Africa furnished large numbers for labor brigades. 1965 M. Michael tr. J. Myrdal Rep. from Chinese Village (1967) i. 44 Every member of the labour brigade is given a private plot. 1988 Herald (Melbourne) (Nexis) 23 Mar. In contrast to the rest of the wheezing Labor brigade, front-bench veterans Barry Jones and Barry Cohen have just been elevated to glory. 2005 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Apr. (Metro section) b5 During World War II,..[he] worked as an administrator of a labor brigade, which many Jews were forced to join. < as lemmas |
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