| 单词 | labor |
| 释义 | labor (once / 78 pages) 1nv 2nv Although the word labor seems to suggest tough, physical work that makes you sweat, any type of work, whether physical or mental, can be considered labor. Labor is usually associated with very hard, physical work, suggesting fatigue and aching muscles. In fact, a woman giving birth is said to be in labor, giving true meaning to the phrase "labor of love." The word can also be used as a verb, as in "He had to labor many years to pay off his debt." That sense of hard work fits in with the Labor Party of some nations, a party generally favored by and supporting the working class. WORD FAMILYlabor: labored, laborer, laboring, laborious, labors+/labored: laboredly/laborer: laborers/laborious: laboriously, laboriousness USAGE EXAMPLESAs employees, they would be eligible to press for a range of benefits that would upend the firms’ labor costs and business models. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Andrew Puzder, a restaurant executive set to serve as labor secretary, will face scrutiny for past comments on the minimum wage, among other policies. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) “We need to demonstrate clearly how this will help labor and the economy in general,” the mayor’s office wrote. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper project, task, undertaking Manhattan Project code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, pushover, snap, walkover any undertaking that is easy to do adventure, dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venturea wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) assignmentan undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) babya project of personal concern to someone endeavor, endeavour, enterprisea purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) labor of love, labour of loveproductive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation endurance contest, marathonany long and arduous undertaking no-braineranything that requires little thought propositiona task to be dealt with large order, tall ordera formidable task or requirement ventureany venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome doddlean easy task school assignment, schoolworka school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, racketan illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit joint venturea venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise experimenta venture at something new or different forlorn hopea hopeless or desperate enterprise writing assignment, written assignmentan assignment to write something campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movementa series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end sally, sallying fortha venture off the beaten path danger, peril, riska venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury business activity, commercial activityactivity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise work activity directed toward making or doing something 2n productive work (especially physical work done for wages) his labor did not require a great deal of skill Syn|Hypo|Hyper labour, toil roping capturing cattle or horses with a lasso corveeunpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes donkeywork, drudgery, grind, ploddinghard monotonous routine work effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travailuse of physical or mental energy; hard work hunt, huntingthe work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts hackworkprofessional work done according to formula haymakingcutting grass and curing it to make hay manual labor, manual labourlabor done with the hands overwork, overworkingthe act of working too much or too long slaverywork done under harsh conditions for little or no pay calf ropingcapturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet steer ropingcapturing a steer with a lasso canned hunta hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections strugglestrenuous effort difficulty, troublean effort that is inconvenient least effort, least resistancethe least effortful way to do something strain, strainingan intense or violent exertion exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workoutthe activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit pulla sustained effort application, diligencea diligent effort overkillany effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal supererogationan effort above and beyond the call of duty overexertionexcessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results stalk, stalking, still hunta hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush birdnestinghunting for birds' nests to get the eggs predationthe act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey detrition, friction, rubbingeffort expended in moving one object over another with pressure application, coating, coveringthe work of applying something bodyworkthe work of making or repairing vehicle bodies handlingmanual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something pickingthe act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.) plankingthe work of covering an area with planks wiringthe work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device work activity directed toward making or doing something 3n an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement Syn|Hypo|Hyper labor movement, trade union movement I.W.W., IWW, Industrial Workers of the World a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I trade unionism, unionismthe system or principles and theory of labor unions reform movement a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms 4n a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field Syn|Hypo|Hyper labour, proletariat, working class labor force, labor pool the source of trained people from which workers can be hired lumpenproletariat(Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement organized laboremployees who are represented by a labor union class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum people having the same social, economic, or educational status 5v strive and make an effort to reach a goal Syn|Hypo|Hyper drive, labour, push, tug bear on, push press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action reach, strain, strive to exert much effort or energy extend oneselfstrain to the utmost kill oneself, overexert oneselfstrain oneself more than is healthy bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble, trouble oneselftake the trouble to do something; concern oneself fight, struggle make a strenuous or labored effort 6v work hard 2Syn|Hyper dig, drudge, fag, grind, labour, moil, toil, travail do work, work be employed 1n concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child she was in labor for six hours Syn|Hypo|Hyper childbed, confinement, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail premature labor, premature labour labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition the process of giving birth 2v undergo the efforts of childbirth Syn|Hyper labour undergo pass through Labor (once / 445 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Labor: Labors USAGE EXAMPLESLabor groups, frustrated by the Republican Congress, will no doubt intensify their push for city and county minimum wages instead. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) One change would involve creating a House Labor and Economic Development Committee. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) On Friday at 8:30 a.m., the Department of Labor will report data on hiring and unemployment in December. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 n the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 2Syn|Hyper Department of Labor, DoL, Labor Department executive department a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States n a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries Syn|Hyper British Labour Party, Labour, Labour Party labor party, labour party a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people |
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