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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

labor ['leɪbər]
  1. 1. noun see labour

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

labor [ 'lebɚ] [ 'leɪbə]
  1. 1. noun 体力脑力)劳动努力工作
    Doing this requires a lot of manual labor.
    这可是个体力活。
  2. 2. noun 活计工作
    We are considering a house renovation, but we need to find someone to do the labor.
    我们打算装修房子,但是得找人做这件事。
  3. 3. noun 劳方劳工工人;[总称]工会
  4. 4. noun 劳动力
  5. 5. noun [Labor]【同义词】Labor Party
    He is an active member of the Labor Party.
    他是工党的积极分子。
  6. 6. noun [medicine] 分娩;尤指分娩时的肌肉挛缩
    When I was born, my mother was in labor just for a few a minutes.
    母亲只用了几分钟就把我生下来了。
    He was in anguish while his wife was in labor.
    妻子分娩时,他感到很痛苦。
  7. 7. vi. 劳动
  8. 8. vi. 努力苦干
  9. 9. vi. 费力地慢慢行进艰难而行
    The car labored up the hill
    汽车艰难地爬上山去。
  10. 10. vi. 颠簸而行
    The ship labored in the rough sea.
    船在波涛汹涌的海上颠簸
  11. 11. vi. 为…所苦;因…而苦恼认为,为(错误想法)所迷惑(或影响)(与under连用
    to labor under a delusion
    幻想着…,误会
  12. 12. vi. 分娩阵痛
  13. 13. vt. 花过多时间精力于…;过于详尽阐述
    to labor a point
    过于详尽阐述某个论点
  14. 14. vt. 使…劳累麻烦
  15. 15. vt. 使辛勤工作

Collins English-English Dictionary

labor ['leɪbə]
  1. 1. n the US spelling of labour

Examples

forced labor
强制劳动 forced
a friend of labor
工友 friend
labor-saving appliances
减轻劳动的用具 labor-saving
the problems of labor and management
劳资问题 management
reduced labor market
下降劳力需求 market
unskilled labor
粗活;粗工作 unskilled
to labor under a delusion
幻想着…,误会 labor
to labor a point
过于详尽地阐述某个论点 labor
He is an active member of the Labor Party.
他是工党的积极分子。 labor
We are considering a house renovation, but we need to find someone to do the labor.
我们打算装修房子,但是得找人做这件事。 labor

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