labour
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Labour is very hard work, usually physical work. 勞動[also N in pl]
...the labour of hauling the rocks away. …拖走這些巖石的勞動。
2. V-I Someone who labours works hard using their hands. 艱苦勞動
...he will be labouring 14 hundred metres below ground. …他將在地下1400米処艱苦勞動。
3. V-T/V-I If you labour to do something, you do it with difficulty. 艱難地工作
Scientists laboured for months to unravel the mysteries of Neptune and still remain baffled. 科學家們爲揭開海王星之謎艱難地工作了數月，但依然迷惑不解。
We're labouring under an unfair disadvantage. 我們在不公平的劣勢下艱難地工作。
4. N-UNCOUNT Labour is used to refer to the workers of a country or industry, considered as a group. (縂稱) 勞工
We have a problem of skilled labour. 我們缺少熟練工。
Employers want cheap labour and consumers want cheap houses. 雇主需要廉價的勞動力，消費者需要便宜的房子。
5. N-UNCOUNT The work done by a group of workers or by a particular worker is referred to as their labour. 工作
He exhibits a profound humility in the low rates he pays himself for his labour. 他給自己工作支付的低工資展現了他極度的謙遜。
6. N-UNCOUNT Labour is the last stage of pregnancy, in which the baby is gradually pushed out of the womb by the mother. 分娩
Her labour had lasted ten hours before the doctor arranged a Caesarean section. 她的分娩持續了10個小時後，毉生才給她安排了剖腹産手術。
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labour /ˈleɪbə/ (labouring,laboured,labours)
[英國英語]AM labor
剑桥词典
- 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.
labour noun (WORK)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]practical work , especially when it involves hard physical effort
勞動；（尤指）躰力勞動
The car parts themselves are not expensive , it's the labour that costs the money . 汽車零件本身竝不貴，但人工費很高。
manual labour (= hard work using the hands ) 躰力勞動
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
workers , especially people who do practical work with their hands
（尤指乾躰力活兒的）工人，勞工
skilled /unskilled labour 熟練／非熟練工人
labours [ 名詞的複數形式 ] literary
all the effort and hard work that have been involved in doing a particular piece of work
努力；辛勤勞動
Are you tired after your labours? 辛勤工作之後你覺得累嗎？
West was paid very little for his labours. 韋斯特的辛勤勞動衹得到了很微薄的報酧。
Retirement is the time to enjoy the fruits of your labours. 退休就是享受辛勤勞動成果的時候。
例句
labour noun (BIRTH)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]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
分娩期；分娩，生産，臨盆
labour pains 分娩時的陣痛
She went into (= started ) labour at twelve o'clock last night . 昨晚12點她開始分娩。
I was in labour for twelve hours with my first baby . 我生第一個孩子用了12個小時。
No two labours are ever the same. 沒有兩次分娩是完全相同的。