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labour/ˈleibə/ n. & v. (US, Austral. [美澳] labor)●n. 1a physical or mental work; exertion; toil 体力(或脑力)劳动；劳力，努力；劳作 b such work considered as supplying the needs of a community (提供给社会需要的)工作，任务，活计 2a workers, esp. manual, considered as a social class or political force 劳工，工人(尤指体力劳动者，被视为社会阶级或政治力量) a dispute between capital and labour 劳资之间的争论 b (作 Labour) the Labour Party 工党 3 the process of childbirth, esp. the period from the start of uterine contractions to delivery 分娩(尤指从子宫收缩到小孩出生) has been in labour for three hours 已分娩了 3 小时 4 a particular task, esp. of a difficult nature (尤指困难的)任务 ●v. 1 intr. work hard; exert oneself 努力；尽力 2 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for, or to + infin.) strive for a purpose 努力奋斗 laboured to fulfil his promise 尽力实现自己的诺言 3 tr.a treat at excessive length; elaborate needlessly 过分地处理，烦琐地阐述 I will not labour the point 我将不赘述此点 b (as 作 laboured adj.) done with great effort; not spontaneous or fluent 费劲(的)；不自然(的)；不流畅(的) 4 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 under) suffer under (a disadvantage or delusion) (因不利而)苦恼；(因误解而)困惑 laboured under universal disapproval 遭共同反对而苦恼 5 intr. proceed with trouble or difficulty 艰难地行进 laboured slowly up the hill 缓慢吃力地登山 6 intr. (of a ship) roll or pitch heavily (船)强烈地颠簸 7 tr. archaic or poet. till (the ground) [古义] [诗]耕种(土地) □ labour in vain make a fruitless effort 徒劳 □ labour of love a task done for pleasure, not reward 不图报酬而为乐趣做的工作，爱做的工作 [Middle English via Old French labo(u)r, labourer from Latin labor, -oris, laborare] |