in AM, use 美国英语用 labor
1 N-UNCOUNT (辛苦的)劳动,劳作;(通常指)体力劳动 Labour is very hard work, usually physical work. (辛苦的)劳动,劳作;(通常指)体力劳动
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...the labour of seeding, planting and harvesting. [+ of]
播种、种植和收割的辛勤劳作
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The chef at the barbecue looked up from his labours; he was sweating.
正在烧烤台上忙活的厨师抬起头来;他的脸上直冒汗。
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Writing this book has been a great pleasure, a true labour of love.
写这本书是一大乐事,辛苦绝对是心甘情愿。
3 VERB (用手)劳动 Someone who labours works hard using their hands. (用手)劳动
SYN work, toil, strive, work hard
4 VERB 艰苦地做;吃力地做 If you labour to do something, you do it with difficulty. 艰苦地做;吃力地做
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For twenty-five years now he has laboured to build a religious community. [VERB to-infinitive]
他呕心沥血地建立一个宗教社区,至今已有25个年头。
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...a young man who's labouring under all kinds of other difficulties. [V + under]
在其他各种困难下艰苦工作的小伙子
SYN struggle, work, strain, work hard
5 N-UNCOUNT (总称)劳工,工人 Labour is used to refer to the workers of a country or industry, considered as a group. (总称)劳工,工人
6 N-UNCOUNT [oft poss NOUN] 劳动成果 The work done by a group of workers or by a particular worker is referred to as their labour . 劳动成果
SYN work, effort, employment, toil
7 N-PROPER-COLL [with singular or plural verb] (英国)工党 In Britain, people use Labour to refer to the Labour Party. (英国)工党
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He believes that, historically, Labour has been most successful as the party that helped people get on in life.
他相信一直以来工党在帮助人民改善生活方面表现最为出色。
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They all vote Labour.
他们都投工党的票。
8 ADJ 工党的;支持工党的 A Labour politician or voter is a member of a Labour Party or votes for a Labour Party. 工党的;支持工党的
9 VERB 误以为;为…所蒙蔽 If you labour under a delusion or misapprehension, you continue to believe something which is not true. 误以为;为…所蒙蔽
SYN be disadvantaged by, suffer from, be a victim of, be burdened by
10 VERB 一再重申;反复说明 If you labour a point or an argument, you keep making the same point or saying the same thing, although it is unnecessary. 一再重申;反复说明
SYN overemphasize, stress, elaborate, exaggerate
11 N-UNCOUNT 分娩;临盆 Labour is the last stage of pregnancy, in which the baby is gradually pushed out of the womb by the mother. 分娩;临盆
Thesaurus | labour Also look up: |
N. | effort, employment, work; (ant.) leisure, rest 1 employees, help, workforce, working people; (ant.) management 5 |
VERB. | exert; (ant.) , strain, struggle, work;, relax, rest 4 |
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