| 单词 | labour |
| 释义 | Word Frequency labour or US labor (ˈleɪbə) noun 1. productive work, esp physical toil done for wages 2. a. the people, class, or workers involved in this, esp in contrast to management, capital, etc b. (as modifier) a labour dispute labour relations 3. a. difficult or arduous work or effort b. (in combination) labour-saving 4. a particular job or task, esp of a difficult nature 5. a. the process or effort of childbirth or the time during which this takes place b. (as modifier) labour pains 6. labour of love verb 7. (intransitive) to perform labour; work 8. (intr; foll by for, etc) to strive or work hard (for something) 9. (intransitive; usually foll by under) to be burdened (by) or be at a disadvantage (because of) to labour under a misapprehension 10. (intransitive) to make one's way with difficulty 11. (transitive) to deal with or treat too persistently to labour a point 12. (intransitive) (of a woman) to be in labour 13. (intransitive) (of a ship) to pitch and toss Derived forms labouringly (ˈlabouringly) or US laboringly (ˈlaboringly) adverb Word origin C13: via Old French from Latin labor; perhaps related to lābī to fall |
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