labor

/ˈleɪbə/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

劳动；（尤指）体力劳动；工人；劳工；劳动；苦干；艰难地做

释义与例句

n. 劳动；（尤指）体力劳动
work, especially hard physical work
  1. Manual labor is still common in this rural region.
    在这个农村地区，体力劳动仍然很普遍。
  2. He earned his living through years of hard labor.
    他靠多年的辛勤劳动谋生。
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  1. The cost of materials and labor has risen sharply.
    材料和人工成本大幅上涨。
n. 工人；劳工
workers considered as a group, especially those who do physical work
  1. The company employs cheap labor from overseas.
    该公司雇用来自海外的廉价劳动力。
  2. Skilled labor is in short supply in this industry.
    这个行业缺乏熟练工人。
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  1. Labor demanded higher wages and better conditions.
    劳工要求更高的工资和更好的工作条件。
v. 劳动；苦干；艰难地做
to work hard, especially at a difficult or tiring task
  1. She labored for hours to finish the report on time.
    她苦干了好几个小时才按时完成报告。
  2. They labored through the night to repair the bridge.
    他们通宵达旦地抢修桥梁。
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  1. He labored under the weight of his heavy backpack.
    他背着沉重的背包艰难前行。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 labor 美式拼写，英式为 labour；表示“体力劳动”常用 manual labor，“劳动力”用 labor force。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • laborer 劳工；体力劳动者
    指从事体力劳动的人；英式拼写为 labourer。
同义词
  • work 工作；劳动
    work 是最通用的“工作”；labor 常指繁重、费力的体力或脑力劳动，语气更强。
    He had a lot of work to do before the deadline. 截止日期前他有很多工作要做。
反义词
  • rest 休息
    labor 表示劳动、苦干时，反义是 rest（休息）或 leisure（闲暇）。
    Take a rest after working for two hours. 工作两小时后休息一下。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • labour 劳动；劳工（英式拼写）
    labor 是美式拼写，labour 是英式拼写，含义和读音相同。
    The Labour Party won the election. 工党赢得了选举。
常见搭配
  • manual labor 体力劳动
    He was not used to manual labor at first. 他起初不习惯体力劳动。
  • labor force 劳动力
    Women make up nearly half of the labor force. 女性占劳动力的近一半。
  • labor market 劳动力市场
    The labor market has been tight for several months. 劳动力市场已经紧张了好几个月。