单词 | labour |
释义 | labour (US = Is dor) /'leiba(r); 'lebv/ n 1 [U] bodily or mental work: (身或心之) 劳作; 劳动: The majority of men earn their living by manual ~. 大多数的人阱双手劳动以谋生。 hard ~ n [U] work done by cnminals (sentenced to penal sen itude) as a punishment. (判处劳役监禁之罪犯所服之) 劳役。 ,~ saving adj that reduces the amount of ~ needed: 减轻劳动的; 节省劳力的; 省工的: ~-saving devices, eg washing-machines, vacuum cleaners. 省工用具 (例如洗衣机、吸尘器) 。 2 [C] task; piece of work. 工作; 一件工作。 a ~ of love, task gladly undertaken (eg one for the good of sb one loves). 出于爱心的工作。 3 [U] workers as a class (contrasted with the owners of capital, etc): 劳动阶级; 劳工 (与资方等相对): skilled and unskilled 技术工与非技术工; ~ relations, between workers and employers. 劳工与雇主间的关系。 'L~ Exchange, Government agency used by employers for finding workers and by workers for finding jobs. 劳工会绍所。 the 七 ~ Party, one of the two large political parties in Britain, representing socialist opinion. 工党 (英国二大政惊之一,代表社会主义思想) 。 L~ leaders, leaders of this party; trade union officials. 工党领袖; 工会高级职 Party. 工党票数。 'Labor Day, (US) first Monday in September, a legal holiday in honour of the 员。 the L~ vote, of those who support the L~ working class. (美) 劳工节 (九月的第一个礼拜一) 。 'labor union, (US) (美) = trade union. 4 [U] process of childbirth: 分娩过程: a woman in ~. 芬晚中的女人; 产妇。 vi. vt 1 [VP2A, C, 4A] work; try hard: 工作; 劳动; 努力: ~ for the happiness of mankind; 为人类的幸福而努力; ~ at a task; 努力做一工作; ~ to complete a task; 努力完成一工作; ~ in the cause of peace. 为谋和平而努力。 2 [VP2A, C] move, breathe, slowly and with difficulty: 缓慢吃力地行动或呼吸: The ship ~ed through the heavy seas. 船在巨浪汹涌的海上缓慢费力地航行。 The old man ~ed up the hillside. 那老人缓慢吃力地走上屮坡。 3 [VP3A] ~ under sb/sth, be the victim of, suffer because of: 受害于; 苦于: ~ under a delusion/difficulty/disadvantage. 为幻想 (困难,不利条件) 济苦。 4 [VP6A] work out in detail: treat at great length: 详细地做; 详细说明或讨论: There's no need to ~ the point/argument. 该论点 (论据) 无需详细说明或讨论。 ~ed adj 1 slow and troublesome: 缓慢而困难的: ~ed breathing. 缓慢困难的呼吸。 2 not easy or natural; showing too much effort: 不流畅的; 艰涩的; 具见苦心的: a ~ed style of writing. G 涩的文体。 ~er n man who performs heavy unskilled work: 劳工; 苦力: agricultural ~ ers, farm workers. 农场工人。 L ~ ite /-ait; -ait/ n member or supporter of the L~ Party. 英国工党党员; 拥护工党者。 |
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