labor

/forced]slave labora shortage of laborCompanies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labor in poor countries.There is a growing demand for skilled labor.New labor laws make it more difficult for employers to sack workers.good labor relations (= the relationship between workers and employers)Topics Working lifeb2 [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby in labor Jane was in labor for ten hours.She went into labor early.labor painsIt was a difficult labor.Topics Life stagesc2 Idioms a labor of love a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessaryWriting the book was a labor of love. labor verb [ˈleɪbə(r)//ˈleɪbər/

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labor
labors

labors
laboring
labored
labored

n

① 1(赚取工资的)劳动,劳力2(身、心的)劳苦,苦心
- Workers are paid for their labor.工人以劳力获得报酬。
- manual labor身体劳动
- mental [physical] labor精神[身体]劳动,劳心[力]
- forced labor强迫劳动
- hard labor(刑法的)苦役,苦工
- with labor劳苦地

② 工作
- a labor of love乐意做的事;慈善事业
- the twelve labors of Hercules赫克力士的12大项艰巨工作

③[集合用法](与资本家、企业家相对的)劳工;劳动阶级
- labor and capital劳工与资本家,劳资
- cheap labor廉价劳工
- a shortage of labor劳工短缺
- This country has not enough skilled labor.这个国家缺乏熟练工人。
- unskilled labor不熟练的工人
- the Department [Secretary] of Labor.劳工部[部长]。

④[通常作Labour](英国的)工党(略作Lab)
- Labor is [are] in opposition.工党是在野[反对]党。

⑤[或作a labor]阵痛
- begin [go into] labor开始阵痛
- She was in labor for six hours.她阵痛了六小时。
- She had a difficult labor.她难产。

vi

① 操劳;劳动;努力;卖力
- They are laboring in the fields.他们正在田里工作。
- labor in a great cause为大事尽力
- labor at a dictionary为编字典的工作卖力
- He labored on his memoirs for three years.他努力写他的回忆录达三年之久。
- labor over a line在一行上面下工夫
- Let us labor for world peace.让我们为世界和平而努力。
- labor after wealth努力追求财富
- He labored to complete the job on time.他为准时完成那工作而辛劳。

② 辛苦地前进
- He labored up (the steep hill).他吃力地爬上(陡峭的小山)。
- The ship labored through the rough seas.船在惊涛骇浪中颠簸地航行。

③ 受分娩之苦,阵痛

adj

① (有关)劳工的
- a labor dispute劳工纠纷
- a labor problem劳工问题
- labor reforms劳工改革
- labor relations劳工[劳资]关系

②[通常作Labour](英国的)工党的

③ 分娩的

vt

① 费心地作;详细地加以说明
- labor an argument详细说明论点
- Don't waste your time laboring the obvious.对一目了然的事情不用浪费时间多讲。

②[labor one's way]艰苦地进行,冒着困难前进

字辨

work: 指努力而做的肉体上或精神上的工作,为最普通的用语

labor: 多指需要体力的吃力、艰苦的工作

toil: 指肉体上或精神上令人疲倦的长时间工作,为稍文雅的用语

词族

laborern.劳工,工人
laboriousadj.吃力的,辛苦的

短语

labor under ...
- ① 为…烦恼[痛苦];受…的不利影响
- He labored under a persistent headache.他因持久不愈的头痛而受苦。
- He labored under the misapprehension that they all disliked him.他误以为他们都不喜欢他而烦恼。

同义词

effortn.努力
laborersn.劳工
strugglen.努力
strugglev.努力
sweatv.流汗

accouchement
amplify
birth
birthing
childbearing
childbirth
delivery
develop
dilate
drive
drudgery
elaborate
enlarge
expand
expatiate
fag
lying-in
moil
parturition
strain
strive
toil
travail
tug
work

British Labour Party
Department of Labor
DoL
Labor
Labor Department
Labour
Labour Party
childbed
confinement
dig
drudge
grind
labor movement
labour
parturiency
project
proletariat
push
task
trade union movement
undertaking
working class

反义词

relaxv.放松
restv.休息

词路径

entity
abstraction
abstract entity
group
grouping
people
class
stratum
social class
socio-economic class
labor
labour
working class
proletariat

上位词

birth
birthing
class
executive department
giving birth
labor party
labour party
parturition
reform movement
social class
socio-economic class
stratum
work

下位词

I.W.W.
IWW
Industrial Workers of the World
adventure
assignment
baby
breeze
child's play
cinch
corvee
dangerous undertaking
donkeywork
drudgery
duck soup
effort
elbow grease
endeavor
endeavour
endurance contest
enterprise
escapade
exertion
grind
hackwork
haymaking
hunt
hunting
labor force
labor of love
labor pool
labour of love
large order
lumpenproletariat
manual labor
manual labour
marathon
no-brainer
organized labor
overwork
overworking
picnic
piece of cake
plodding
premature labor
premature labour
proposition
pushover
risky venture
roping
slavery
snap
sweat
tall order
trade unionism
travail
unionism
venture
walkover

蕴含词

bear
birth
deliver
give birth
have

词汇	labor
释义	labor /forced]slave labora shortage of laborCompanies are making huge profits by exploiting cheap labor in poor countries.There is a growing demand for skilled labor.New labor laws make it more difficult for employers to sack workers.good labor relations (= the relationship between workers and employers)Topics Working lifeb2 [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby in labor Jane was in labor for ten hours.She went into labor early.labor painsIt was a difficult labor.Topics Life stagesc2 Idioms a labor of love a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessaryWriting the book was a labor of love. labor verb [ˈleɪbə(r)//ˈleɪbər/ ★★★★★n. labor labors labors laboring labored labored n ① 1(赚取工资的)劳动,劳力2(身、心的)劳苦,苦心 Workers are paid for their labor.工人以劳力获得报酬。 manual labor身体劳动 mental [physical] labor精神[身体]劳动,劳心[力] forced labor强迫劳动 hard labor(刑法的)苦役,苦工 with labor劳苦地 ② 工作 a labor of love乐意做的事;慈善事业 the twelve labors of Hercules赫克力士的12大项艰巨工作 ③[集合用法](与资本家、企业家相对的)劳工;劳动阶级 labor and capital劳工与资本家,劳资 cheap labor廉价劳工 a shortage of labor劳工短缺 This country has not enough skilled labor.这个国家缺乏熟练工人。 unskilled labor不熟练的工人 the Department [Secretary] of Labor.劳工部[部长]。 ④[通常作Labour](英国的)工党(略作Lab) Labor is [are] in opposition.工党是在野[反对]党。 ⑤[或作a labor]阵痛 begin [go into] labor开始阵痛 She was in labor for six hours.她阵痛了六小时。 She had a difficult labor.她难产。 vi ① 操劳;劳动;努力;卖力 They are laboring in the fields.他们正在田里工作。 labor in a great cause为大事尽力 labor at a dictionary为编字典的工作卖力 He labored on his memoirs for three years.他努力写他的回忆录达三年之久。 labor over a line在一行上面下工夫 Let us labor for world peace.让我们为世界和平而努力。 labor after wealth努力追求财富 He labored to complete the job on time.他为准时完成那工作而辛劳。 ② 辛苦地前进 He labored up (the steep hill).他吃力地爬上(陡峭的小山)。 The ship labored through the rough seas.船在惊涛骇浪中颠簸地航行。 ③ 受分娩之苦,阵痛 adj ① (有关)劳工的 a labor dispute劳工纠纷 a labor problem劳工问题 labor reforms劳工改革 labor relations劳工[劳资]关系 ②[通常作Labour](英国的)工党的 ③ 分娩的 vt ① 费心地作;详细地加以说明 labor an argument详细说明论点 Don't waste your time laboring the obvious.对一目了然的事情不用浪费时间多讲。 ②[labor one's way]艰苦地进行,冒着困难前进字辨 work: 指努力而做的肉体上或精神上的工作,为最普通的用语 labor: 多指需要体力的吃力、艰苦的工作 toil: 指肉体上或精神上令人疲倦的长时间工作,为稍文雅的用语词族 laborern.劳工,工人 laboriousadj.吃力的,辛苦的短语 labor under ... ① 为…烦恼[痛苦];受…的不利影响 He labored under a persistent headache.他因持久不愈的头痛而受苦。 He labored under the misapprehension that they all disliked him.他误以为他们都不喜欢他而烦恼。同义词 effortn.努力 laborersn.劳工 strugglen.努力 strugglev.努力 sweatv.流汗 accouchement amplify birth birthing childbearing childbirth delivery develop dilate drive drudgery elaborate enlarge expand expatiate fag lying-in moil parturition strain strive toil travail tug work British Labour Party Department of Labor DoL Labor Labor Department Labour Labour Party childbed confinement dig drudge grind labor movement labour parturiency project proletariat push task trade union movement undertaking working class 反义词 relaxv.放松 restv.休息词路径 entity abstraction abstract entity group grouping people class stratum social class socio-economic class labor labour working class proletariat 上位词 birth birthing class executive department giving birth labor party labour party parturition reform movement social class socio-economic class stratum work 下位词 I.W.W. IWW Industrial Workers of the World adventure assignment baby breeze child's play cinch corvee dangerous undertaking donkeywork drudgery duck soup effort elbow grease endeavor endeavour endurance contest enterprise escapade exertion grind hackwork haymaking hunt hunting labor force labor of love labor pool labour of love large order lumpenproletariat manual labor manual labour marathon no-brainer organized labor overwork overworking picnic piece of cake plodding premature labor premature labour proposition pushover risky venture roping slavery snap sweat tall order trade unionism travail unionism venture walkover 蕴含词 bear birth deliver give birth have
随便看	out-of-bounds out of bounds out of breath out of character out of charity out of circulation out of class out of commission out of common out of condition out of consideration out of consideration for ... out of contact out of control out of countenance out of court out-of-court settlement out of crop out of curiosity out of danger out of date out-of-date out-of-dateness out of deference to ... out of dispute