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单词 labor
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labor

UK /ˈleɪbə(r)/

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    the American spelling of labour
    Synonyms and related words

    General words relating to jobs and work
    Synonyms and related words

    Hard work and effort

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labor

US /ˈleɪbər/

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    uncountable all the workers in a particular country, industry, or company considered as a group

    the declining demand for labor in agriculture

    a plentiful supply of cheap labor

    skilled/unskilled labor:

    The demand for skilled labor in the building industry is high.

    casual labor:

    Hotel managers need skilled, helpful staff and can’t afford to rely on casual labor.

    Synonyms and related words

    Workers considered as a group
    1. 1a
      uncountable the organizations to which workers belong. or their leaders considered as a group

      a meeting between management and labor

      organized labor:

      The Republican-controlled Congress has reversed many of the laws that are critical to the survival of organized labor.

      Synonyms and related words

      Labor organizations and their members
    2. 1b
      only before nounrelating to or involving workers

      a labor dispute

      labor costs:

      The company is passing its higher labor costs on to its customers.

      labor unrest:

      increasing labor unrest in the car industry

      labor relations (=relationships between employers and workers):

      The agreements were hailed as “a quantum leap for workers and future labor relations.”

      Synonyms and related words

      Workers considered as a group
    See alsoslave labor
  2. 2
    uncountable work

    the traditional division of labor between men and women in the home

    The price quoted includes the cost of all labor and materials.

    Synonyms and related words

    General words relating to jobs and work
    1. 2a

      labor

      or

      labors

      uncountable formalwork that involves effort, especially physical effort

      In return for his labors, he receives food and shelter.

      Synonyms and related words

      Hard work and effort
  3. 3
    singular/uncountable the process by which a baby is pushed from its mother’s body when she is giving birth to it
    in labor:

    She was in labor for six hours.

    go into labor:

    She went into labor early this morning.

    Synonyms and related words

    Pregnancy and having a baby
    1. 3a
      only before nounrelating to a woman’s labor when she is giving birth to a baby
      labor pains:

      My wife called to say that her labor pains had started.

      Synonyms and related words

      Pregnancy and having a baby

phrases

fruit(s) of your labor

labor

US /ˈleɪbər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theylabor
he/she/itlabors
present participlelaboring
past tenselabored
past participlelabored

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to work hard, especially physically

    Five generations of his family have labored as fishermen.

    Synonyms and related words

    To work hard
    1. 1a
      to put a lot of effort into achieving something
      labor over:

      At midnight, she was still laboring over the accounts.

      labor to do something:

      He labored to make them understand his reasons.

      Synonyms and related words

      To try hard to do or get something
  2. 2
    to move very slowly and with difficulty

    He labored up the stairs with his bags of groceries.

    Synonyms and related words

    To move, or to move something, slowly

phrases

labor the point
labor under a misapprehension/delusion/misconception
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