workforce

/ˈwɜːkfɔːs/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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劳动力；全体员工；劳动人口

释义与例句

n. 劳动力；全体员工；劳动人口
all the people who work for a particular company or organisation, or all the people in a country or area who are available for work
  1. Women now make up almost half of the company's workforce.
    女性现在几乎占这家公司全体员工的一半。
  2. The factory reduced its workforce by ten per cent last year.
    这家工厂去年裁减了百分之十的员工。
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  1. An ageing population may lead to a shrinking workforce.
    人口老龄化可能导致劳动力萎缩。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 workforce 是集合概念；指一名员工用 worker 或 employee，不用 a workforce。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • staff 全体职员；员工
    workforce 可指某机构的全体员工，也可指国家或地区的整体劳动力；staff 通常指某一具体组织的员工，是集合名词，不用于全国劳动人口。
    The hospital has a staff of more than two thousand people. 这家医院有两千多名员工。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • labour force 劳动力；劳动人口
    labour force 是经济统计术语，通常指有工作或正在求职的人群；workforce 更常指实际受雇于某组织的全体员工，也可泛指可用劳动者，统计口径不一定相同。
    More older people are remaining in the labour force. 更多老年人仍留在劳动人口中。
常见搭配
  • a skilled workforce 熟练的劳动队伍；技术型员工队伍
    The region attracts investment because it has a skilled workforce. 该地区因拥有熟练的劳动队伍而吸引投资。
  • the entire workforce 全体员工
    The new safety rules apply to the entire workforce. 新的安全规定适用于全体员工。
  • reduce the workforce 裁减员工；缩减劳动力
    The airline was forced to reduce its workforce during the recession. 经济衰退期间，这家航空公司被迫裁员。