单词 | labour-intensive |
释义 | > as lemmaslabour-intensive labour-intensive adj. requiring a great deal of labour; characterized by this (see intensive adj. 5b). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome > accomplished with much labour busy1448 laboured1566 elaborate1592 pumped1731 labour-intensive1928 1928 Jrnl. Farm Econ. 10 108 The Commission unequivocally favors larger farms, more extensive methods on the poorer land, but power and capital goods intensive, not labor intensive. 1976 New Society 10 June 562 The labour intensive character of the Post Office could be reduced with a more zealous drive to mechanize. 2001 R. G. Castro Chicano Folklore 218 Making tamales is very labor-intensive work and is usually performed by women. < as lemmas |
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