单词 | labor-intensive |
释义 | labor-intensive[ ley-ber-in-ten-siv ] / ˈleɪ bər ɪnˈtɛn sɪv / adjectiverequiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital. Origin of labor-intensiveFirst recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby labor-intensivelabor camp, Labor Day, labored, laborer, labor force, labor-intensive, laborious, Laborism, Laborite, Labor-Management Relations Act, labor market Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for labor-intensive
Cultural definitions for labor-intensivelabor-intensive A term describing industries that require a great deal of labor relative to capital (compare capital-intensive). Examples of labor-intensive industries are forms of agriculture that cannot make use of machinery and service industries, such as restaurants. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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