| 释义 |
man power
noun
1.
a. : power available from or supplied by the physical effort of man
b. : a unit of power assumed to be the rate at which a man can perform mechanical work; sometimes : one tenth of a horsepower
2. usually manpower \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ : the strength (as of a nation, community, or industry) expressed in terms of available persons : personnel available or competent to serve : human resources
< requires a tremendous amount of engineering manpower — Controller >
< the largest single supplier of educated manpower — T.D.Durrance >
< manpower problems >
specifically : the strength of a nation in terms of persons available for military service |