英语词汇“labour”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	labour
释义	labour —labour _UK (_US labor) /ˈleɪ.bə^r/ aep /-bɚ/ Ⅰ noun (WORK) 1 C1 [U] practical work, especially that which involves physical effort: » The car parts themselves are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the money.» manual labour (= hard work using the hands)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of work 2 C1 [U] workers, especially people who do practical work with their hands: » skilled/unskilled labourThesaurus⁺: ↑Workers in generallabours (_{US ALSO} labors) [plural] literary 3 F0 all the effort and hard work that have been involved in doing a particular piece of work: » Are you tired after your labours?» West was paid very little for his labours.» Retirement is the time to enjoy the fruits of your labours.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Effort and expending energy , ↑Trying and making an effortThesaurus⁺: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of work • • • Extra Examples:» Farming has been mechanized, reducing the need for labour.» The older generation were bent double from decades of labour in the fields.» Society is challenging the traditional sexual division of labour.» There has been some increase in the use of casual labour over recent years.» We'll invoice you for parts and labour. Ⅱ noun [C or U] (BIRTH) ► C2 the last stage of pregnancy from the time when the muscles of the womb start to push the baby out of the body until the baby appears: » labour pains» She went into (= started) labour at twelve o'clock last night.» I was in labour for twelve hours with my first baby.» No two labours are ever the same.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Birth , ↑Pregnancy Ⅲ verb ↑Verb Endings for labour 1 F0 [I] to do hard physical work: » He travelled around Europe labouring to pay his way.» [+ to infinitive] Three hours after the explosion, rescue teams were still labouring to free those trapped.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of work 2 F0 [I + adv/prep] to do something slowly with great physical or mental effort: » He laboured up the hill with his heavy load.» She's been labouring over the same article for days.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Slow and moving slowly
随便看	efficient efficiently effigy effing efflorescence effluent eff off! effort effortless effortlessly effortlessness effrontery effusion effusive effusively E-FIT EFL e.g. eg egalitarian egalitarianism egestion egg egg-and-spoon race egg cup

英语词典包含67674条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。