labor

noun

(US English)

(British English labour)

Idioms

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[uncountable] work, especially physical work
- manual labor (= work using your hands)
- The price will include the labor and materials.
- The company wants to keep down labor costs.
- The workers voted to withdraw their labor (= to stop work as a means of protest).
- a fair division of labor between men and women
see also day laborTopics Businessb2
[countable, usually plural] (formal) a task or period of work
- He was so exhausted from the day's labors that he went straight to bed.
- People look forward to enjoying the fruits of their labors during retirement.
[uncountable] the people who work or are available for work in a country or company
- child/forced/slave labor
- a shortage of labor
- Companies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labor in poor countries.
- There is a growing demand for skilled labor.
- New labor laws make it more difficult for employers to sack workers.
- good labor relations (= the relationship between workers and employers)
Topics Working lifeb2
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby
- in labor Jane was in labor for ten hours.
- She went into labor early.
- labor pains
- It was a difficult labor.
Topics Life stagesc2

Idioms

a labor of love

a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary
- Writing the book was a labor of love.

labor

verb

/ˈleɪbə(r)/

/ˈleɪbər/

(US English)

(British English labour)

Idioms

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struggle

[intransitive] to try very hard to do something difficult

labor (away) He was in his study laboring away over some old papers.
labor to do something They labored for years to clear their son's name.

work hard

[intransitive] to do hard physical work

We labored all day in the fields.
(old-fashioned) the laboring classes (= the working class)

move with difficulty

[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move with difficulty and effort synonym struggle (2)

The horses labored up the steep slope.
With the engine laboring, the car struggled up the hill.

Idioms

labor the point

to continue to repeat or explain something that has already been said and understood
- I understand what you're saying—there's no need to labor the point.

单词	labor
释义	labor noun (US English) (British English labour) Idioms jump to other results [uncountable] work, especially physical work manual labor (= work using your hands) The price will include the labor and materials. The company wants to keep down labor costs. The workers voted to withdraw their labor (= to stop work as a means of protest). a fair division of labor between men and women see also day laborTopics Businessb2 [countable, usually plural] (formal) a task or period of work He was so exhausted from the day's labors that he went straight to bed. People look forward to enjoying the fruits of their labors during retirement. [uncountable] the people who work or are available for work in a country or company child/forced/slave labor a shortage of labor Companies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labor in poor countries. There is a growing demand for skilled labor. New labor laws make it more difficult for employers to sack workers. good labor relations (= the relationship between workers and employers) Topics Working lifeb2 [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby in labor Jane was in labor for ten hours. She went into labor early. labor pains It was a difficult labor. Topics Life stagesc2 Idioms a labor of love a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary Writing the book was a labor of love. labor verb /ˈleɪbə(r)/ /ˈleɪbər/ (US English) (British English labour) Idioms jump to other results struggle [intransitive] to try very hard to do something difficult labor (away) He was in his study laboring away over some old papers. labor to do something They labored for years to clear their son's name. work hard [intransitive] to do hard physical work We labored all day in the fields. (old-fashioned) the laboring classes (= the working class) move with difficulty [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to move with difficulty and effort synonym struggle (2) The horses labored up the steep slope. With the engine laboring, the car struggled up the hill. Idioms labor the point to continue to repeat or explain something that has already been said and understood I understand what you're saying—there's no need to labor the point.
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