labour

labourlabourD.J.:[ˈleibə]K.K.:[ˈlebɚ]n.1.■劳动, 努力; 工作They live by honest labour.他们靠正当劳动生活。This education aimed at combining brain work with manual labour.此项教育的目的在于实现脑力劳动与体力劳动相结合。We should try to reform criminals through labour rather than punish them.我们应该尽量通过劳动改造罪犯, 而不是惩罚他们。We regard labour as a matter of honour.我们认为劳动是光荣的事。2.■劳工, 工人Farm labour used to hire themselves out for the summer.农业工人过去经常整个夏天在外面打工。3.■分娩, (分娩时的)阵痛His wife is in labour.他的夫人正在分娩。She was in labour for two hours before her baby was finally born.她分娩了两个小时, 才生下婴儿。She went into labour two weeks early.她提前两周分娩了。vi.1.■劳动; 努力The boy laboured quietly.这个男孩静静地干着。I laboured to understand him.我努力了解他的意思。They have laboured to complete the job.他们努力完成这一工作。We laboured hard to finish our job ahead of schedule.我们努力工作, 以期把活儿提前干完。2.■艰难行进They laboured along the bad road.他们在那条难走的路上艰难地行进。

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labour['leibə]n.1.■(体力或脑力)劳动；生产性活动2.■工作，辛苦，劳累3.■劳方，劳工4.■工人阶级；劳动力5.■劳动成果6.■【医学】分娩；阵痛；剧痛7.■【医学】分娩期；阵痛期8.■[L-]＝Labour Party9.■[复数] 世事，俗物10.■【航海学】(船在海上的)颠簸；左右摇摆vi.1.■劳动，干活：They labour assiduously for the benefit of future generations.他们为造福于后代而勤奋地劳动。2.■努力(争取)；苦干：to labour for the peace of the world为争取世界和平而努力to labour at a mathematical problem努力解决一道数学题3.■为…所苦恼；为…而吃苦头；为…迷惑，受…蒙蔽：The couple have been labouring under housing difficulties for several years.这对夫妇几年来一直为住房困难所困扰。4.■费力地缓缓前进；艰难地行进：The climbers laboured up the hillside.爬山者吃力地缓缓爬上山坡。5.■【航海学】(船只在海上)颠簸；左右摇摆：The passengerliner laboured in the ruffled sea.客轮在波浪翻滚的海面上颠簸。vt.1.■过分花费精力于…；过于详尽地阐述：There's no need for the manager to labour the point.经理没必要对这一点啰唆。2.■使…辛勤地工作：They seldom labour their wits on thankless task.他们很少为吃力不讨好的工作动脑筋。3.■使…厌烦；麻烦；使…疲倦：Don't labour me with trifles.别拿琐事烦我。4.■[古语]干活；耕作(土地等)adj.1.■劳工的；劳方的；工会的2.■[英国英语]工党的be in labour在分娩中；在阵痛中labour for breath吃力地呼吸labour in vain徒劳[亦作lost labour]Labour is light where love doth pay.[谚语]有爱为酬，干活轻松。labour of Sisyphus无休无止的艰苦劳动[亦作Sisyphean toil]labour the point详细说明；啰唆地说to labour under a delusion (misapprehension, misunderstanding)幻想，痴心妄想；因弄错而吃苦头；为误解所苦恼surplus labour【政治经济学】剩余劳动(力)sweated labour血汗劳动；工资低微的工人