英语词汇“labour”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

labournoun

UK US labor uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/

labour noun (WORK)

C1 [ U ] practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort:

The car parts themselves are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the money.

manual labour (= hard work using the hands)

C1 [ U ] workers, especially people who do practical work with their hands:

skilled/unskilled labour

labours [ plural ] literary

all the effort and hard work that have been involved in doing a particular piece of work:

Are you tired after your labours?

West was paid very little for his labours.

Retirement is the time to enjoy the fruits of your labours.

More examples

Farming has been mechanized, reducing the need for labour.
The older generation were bent double from decades of labour in the fields.
Society is challenging the traditional sexual division of labour.
There has been some increase in the use of casual labour over recent years.
We'll invoice you for parts and labour.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Work, working and the workplace

a long way to go idiom
act as sth 1
act as sth
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
assignment
cabin
grind
hold down a job idiom
hoop
hot desk
hot-desking
hotelling
housekeeping
slog
slouch
spadework
stroke
sweat
sweat over sth
swing into action idiom

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Workers in general

Effort and expending energy

labour noun (BIRTH)

C2 [ C or U ] the last stage of pregnancy from the time when the muscles of the womb start to push the baby out of the body until the baby appears:

labour pains

She went into (= started) labour at twelve o'clock last night.

I was in labour for twelve hours with my first baby.

No two labours are ever the same.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Obstetrics: birth

antenatal
birth defect
born
born
breech
C-section
caesarean
childbirth
contraction
delivery
give birth idiom
induce
maternity ward
midwifery
obstetric
posh
prenatal
puerperal
rooming-in
section

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Idiom(s)

labour of love

labourverb

UK US labor uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/

[ I ] to do hard physical work:

He travelled around Europe labouring to pay his way.

[ + to infinitive ] Three hours after the explosion, rescue teams were still labouring to free those trapped.

[ I + adv/prep ] to do something slowly with great physical or mental effort:

He laboured up the hill with his heavy load.

She's been labouring over the same article for days.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Work, working and the workplace

a long way to go idiom
act as sth 1
act as sth
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
assignment
cabin
grind
hold down a job idiom
hoop
hot desk
hot-desking
hotelling
housekeeping
slog
slouch
spadework
stroke
sweat
sweat over sth
swing into action idiom

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Slow and moving slowly

Idiom(s)

labour the point

labour under the delusion, illusion, misapprehension, etc.

单词	labour
释义	Contents noun (2) labour (WORK) labour (BIRTH) verb (1) labour (1) noun (1) Labour (1) adjective (1) Labour (1) Contents noun (3) labour (1) labour (2) labour (3) English Business labournoun UK US labor uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ labour noun (WORK) C1 [ U ] practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort: The car parts themselves are not expensive, it's the labour that costs the money. manual labour (= hard work using the hands) C1 [ U ] workers, especially people who do practical work with their hands: skilled/unskilled labour labours [ plural ] literary all the effort and hard work that have been involved in doing a particular piece of work: Are you tired after your labours? West was paid very little for his labours. Retirement is the time to enjoy the fruits of your labours. More examples Farming has been mechanized, reducing the need for labour. The older generation were bent double from decades of labour in the fields. Society is challenging the traditional sexual division of labour. There has been some increase in the use of casual labour over recent years. We'll invoice you for parts and labour. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Work, working and the workplace a long way to go idiom act as sth 1 act as sth all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom assignment cabin grind hold down a job idiom hoop hot desk hot-desking hotelling housekeeping slog slouch spadework stroke sweat sweat over sth swing into action idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Workers in general Effort and expending energy labour noun (BIRTH) C2 [ C or U ] the last stage of pregnancy from the time when the muscles of the womb start to push the baby out of the body until the baby appears: labour pains She went into (= started) labour at twelve o'clock last night. I was in labour for twelve hours with my first baby. No two labours are ever the same. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Obstetrics: birth antenatal birth defect born born breech C-section caesarean childbirth contraction delivery give birth idiom induce maternity ward midwifery obstetric posh prenatal puerperal rooming-in section See more results » Idiom(s) labour of love labourverb UK US labor uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ [ I ] to do hard physical work: He travelled around Europe labouring to pay his way. [ + to infinitive ] Three hours after the explosion, rescue teams were still labouring to free those trapped. [ I + adv/prep ] to do something slowly with great physical or mental effort: He laboured up the hill with his heavy load. She's been labouring over the same article for days. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Work, working and the workplace a long way to go idiom act as sth 1 act as sth all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom assignment cabin grind hold down a job idiom hoop hot desk hot-desking hotelling housekeeping slog slouch spadework stroke sweat sweat over sth swing into action idiom See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Slow and moving slowly Idiom(s) labour the point labour under the delusion, illusion, misapprehension, etc. Labournoun [ + sing/pl verb ] uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ the Labour Party, the political party in Great Britain that believes in social equality, a more equal sharing out of wealth, and the rights of workers: Labour are sure to get in at the next election. I voted Labour in the last election. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Politics - general words a political football idiom apolitical communism con conservative leftist Leninism Lib Dem liberal Liberal Democrats political science politicize politics polity populism the Liberal Party the National Front the Third Way Tory tour of duty See more results » Labouradjective uk/ˈleɪ.bər/us/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ belonging or relating to the Labour Party: the Labour Party Labour voters the Labour candidate Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Politics - general words a political football idiom apolitical communism con conservative leftist Leninism Lib Dem liberal Liberal Democrats political science politicize politics polity populism the Liberal Party the National Front the Third Way Tory tour of duty See more results » labournoun [ U ] UK US labor uk/ˈleɪbər/us practical work, especially involving physical effort: The cost will depend on the amount of labour involved. They gave us an estimated price including parts and labour. The shorts sell for $45, but the hard labor of the women who made them cost just 50 cents. Most jobs these days aren't exhausting manual labour. HR workers in a company or a country, especially people who do practical work with their hands: skilled/unskilled labour Foreign workers were brought in to fill a temporary shortfall in skilled labor. We use casual labour during busy periods. cheap/local/temporary labour More companies are building plants abroad to take advantage of cheaper labor costs. labour disputes/shortages/standards withdraw your labour UK HR to stop working as a way of complaining about or trying to change something, such as pay or working conditions: The pilots have chosen to withdraw their labour at a crucial time in the airline's history. See also agency labour casual child labour direct labour division of labour forced labour indirect labour organized labour sweated labour
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labournoun

labour noun (WORK)

labour noun (BIRTH)

Idiom(s)

labourverb

Idiom(s)

Labournoun [ + sing/pl verb ]

Labouradjective

labournoun [ U ]

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