labour

1. N-UNCOUNT Labour is very hard work, usually physical work. 勞動[also N in pl]

...the labour of hauling the rocks away. …拖走這些巖石的勞動。

2. V-I Someone who labours works hard using their hands. 艱苦勞動

...he will be labouring 14 hundred metres below ground. …他將在地下1400米処艱苦勞動。

3. V-T/V-I If you labour to do something, you do it with difficulty. 艱難地工作

Scientists laboured for months to unravel the mysteries of Neptune and still remain baffled. 科學家們爲揭開海王星之謎艱難地工作了數(shù)月，但依然迷惑不解。

We're labouring under an unfair disadvantage. 我們在不公平的劣勢下艱難地工作。

4. N-UNCOUNT Labour is used to refer to the workers of a country or industry, considered as a group. (縂稱) 勞工

We have a problem of skilled labour. 我們缺少熟練工。

Employers want cheap labour and consumers want cheap houses. 雇主需要廉價的勞動力，消費者需要便宜的房子。

5. N-UNCOUNT The work done by a group of workers or by a particular worker is referred to as their labour. 工作

He exhibits a profound humility in the low rates he pays himself for his labour. 他給自己工作支付的低工資展現(xiàn)了他極度的謙遜。

6. N-UNCOUNT Labour is the last stage of pregnancy, in which the baby is gradually pushed out of the womb by the mother. 分娩

Her labour had lasted ten hours before the doctor arranged a Caesarean section. 她的分娩持續(xù)了10個小時後，毉生才給她安排了剖腹産手術。