labor

labor

['leibə]

n.工人, 劳工, 工作, 分娩, 劳力
v.苦干, 劳动, 致力于, 过分详尽阐述
adj.劳工的, 劳动的

例句与用法：

The Labor Party came into power in 1945.

1945年工党上台执政。

He is a member of the Labor Party.

他是一名工党党员。

The cardinal idea of the Labor Party's political thought is that all people should be equal.

工党政治思想的要点是人人平等。

There is a clear division of labor in ants.

蚂蚁间有明确的分工。

A legal contract entered into by two or more persons in which each agrees to furnish a part of the capital and labor for a business enterprise, and by which each shares a fixed proportion of profits and losses.

合伙契约两个人或多个人签订的法律契约，每个人都同意为一个商业实体出一部分资金和劳力，从而每个人都可分享固定比例的一部分利润和承担固定比例的一部分损失

Their labor efficiency is very high.

他们的工作效率很高。

You needn't labor a point that is perfectly plain.

这点很明显，你用不着讲个没完。

It takes a lot of labor to build a railway.

修筑一条铁路要花费许多劳动力。

词形变化：

名词: laborer | 动词过去式: labored | 动词过去分词: labored | 动词现在分词: laboring | 动词第三人称单数: labors |

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n.

1. 劳动[U]

All wealth comes ultimately from human labor.

一切财富归根到底来源于人类的劳动。

2. 劳工, 劳方[U][G]

The country is short of skilled labor.

这个国家缺乏熟练工人。

3. 分娩, 阵痛[U]

The woman is in labor.

这位妇女在分娩。

4. 工作; 活计[C]

He is satisfied with your labors.

他对你干的活儿很满意。

5. (大写)(英国或英联邦国家的)工党

vi.

1. 劳动; 艰苦地干活

She labored ten years on that book.

那本书她足足写了十年。

He labored in the mines for 30 years.

他在矿场里辛勤工作了三十年。

2. 努力; 尽力争取[(+at/for/over)]

The editor labored over the manuscript till early morning.

编辑辛辛苦苦修改稿件直到清晨。

3. 费力地前进[Q]

The train labored up the hill.

火车艰难地驶上山坡。

4. (指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转

vt.

1. 过分详尽阐述

Don't labor the point; we all know what you mean.

这一点不用多讲了; 我们都知道你的意思。

2. 【古】耕作

a.

1. 劳工的; 工会的

2. (常大写)(英国或英联邦国家)工党的

短语词组：

labor along

1. 费力地前行

The old man labored along, groaning in pain.

老人艰难地向前走, 痛得呻吟不已。

labor on

1. 继续工作

She labored on far into the night.

她一直做到深夜。

2. 艰难地前进

They labored on towards safety.

他们费力地走向安全地带。

labor under

1. 为……而苦恼

They labored under the disadvantage of not having enough money.

他们苦于得不到足够的资金。