| 单词 | manpower |
| 释义 | manpower (once / 1124 pages) n Manpower is the total number of people who can work to get something done. How quickly you clean your house after a big party will depend on how much manpower you've got. The term manpower can mean "labor force," "workforce," "workers," or simply "people," and despite the man, it applies to both men and women. A large ship requires more manpower than a small sailboat, and the amount of manpower required to run Disneyland for a day is estimated to be at least 20,000 employees, most of whom aren't wearing cartoon character costumes. WORD FAMILYmanpower USAGE EXAMPLESHe left the manpower agency that month for a fellowship at the Institute of Politics at Harvard. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Boulder police and prosecutors at the time lacked the manpower and skill for such a case, said Boulder County Dist. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Among several factors, Baraka and Ambrose credit the drop to an increase in police manpower and partnerships with county and state law enforcement. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) n the force of workers available Syn|Hypo|Hyper hands, men, work force, workforce complement, full complement number needed to make up a whole force company, ship's companycrew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship force, personnel group of people willing to obey orders |
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