英语词汇labour的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

labour AC BrE labor AmE /ˈleɪbə $ -ər/ noun 1. all the people who work for a company or in a countryadjectives/nouns + labourskilled labour There is a shortage of skilled labour in the country.unskilled labour Wages for unskilled labor were the lowest.cheap labour (=workers who have low wages) Women and children were used as cheap labour.casual labour (=workers who do jobs that are not permanent) The industry makes use of a large supply of casual labor.child labour The shoe company was accused of using child labour in its factory.slave labour Cotton was grown using slave labor.migrant labour (=workers who move somewhere to work there) Companies are relying on migrant labour rather than training domestic workers.labour + nounsthe labour force (=all the people who work in a country or for a company) 70% of the labor force are employed in agriculture.the labour supply (=all the people available to work) What was the effect of the war on the labour supply?the labour market (=the people looking for work and the jobs available) She had lost confidence after being out of the labour market for so long.a labour shortage Immigrants came into the country to fill the labour shortage.labour costs We need to reduce our labor costs.labour relations (=the relationship between employers and workers) The company has fairly good labour relations.2. work, especially physical workadjectivesmanual labour (=work with your hands) He’s a builder, so he’s used to manual labour.physical labour Childhood was followed by hard physical labour in factories.hard labour (=hard physical work given as a punishment) He was sentenced to 6 months hard labor.forced labour (=that prisoners or slaves are forced to do) They were either executed or sentenced to long periods of forced labour.verbswithdraw your labour (=protest by stopping work) Workers withdrew their labour for 24 hours.labour + nounsa labour camp Some were sent to prisons and some to labor camps.If something needs a lot of work by a lot of people, you say that it is labour-intensive: Picking strawberries is very labour-intensive.3. the process of giving birth to a babyphrasesbe in labour Meg was in labour for 10 hours.go into labour Call the hospital when you go into labour.verbsinduce labour (=make it start) The drug is usually used to induce labor.adjectivesa long/short labour The baby was eventually born after a long labour.a difficult/easy labour Difficult labours can leave women feeling traumatized.labour + nounslabour pains The labor pains were unbearable.the labour room also the labour ward BrE She arrived at the hospital and was shown to the labour room.

词组	labour
释义	labour AC BrE labor AmE /ˈleɪbə $ -ər/ noun 1. all the people who work for a company or in a countryadjectives/nouns + labourskilled labour There is a shortage of skilled labour in the country.unskilled labour Wages for unskilled labor were the lowest.cheap labour (=workers who have low wages) Women and children were used as cheap labour.casual labour (=workers who do jobs that are not permanent) The industry makes use of a large supply of casual labor.child labour The shoe company was accused of using child labour in its factory.slave labour Cotton was grown using slave labor.migrant labour (=workers who move somewhere to work there) Companies are relying on migrant labour rather than training domestic workers.labour + nounsthe labour force (=all the people who work in a country or for a company) 70% of the labor force are employed in agriculture.the labour supply (=all the people available to work) What was the effect of the war on the labour supply?the labour market (=the people looking for work and the jobs available) She had lost confidence after being out of the labour market for so long.a labour shortage Immigrants came into the country to fill the labour shortage.labour costs We need to reduce our labor costs.labour relations (=the relationship between employers and workers) The company has fairly good labour relations.2. work, especially physical workadjectivesmanual labour (=work with your hands) He’s a builder, so he’s used to manual labour.physical labour Childhood was followed by hard physical labour in factories.hard labour (=hard physical work given as a punishment) He was sentenced to 6 months hard labor.forced labour (=that prisoners or slaves are forced to do) They were either executed or sentenced to long periods of forced labour.verbswithdraw your labour (=protest by stopping work) Workers withdrew their labour for 24 hours.labour + nounsa labour camp Some were sent to prisons and some to labor camps.If something needs a lot of work by a lot of people, you say that it is labour-intensive: Picking strawberries is very labour-intensive.3. the process of giving birth to a babyphrasesbe in labour Meg was in labour for 10 hours.go into labour Call the hospital when you go into labour.verbsinduce labour (=make it start) The drug is usually used to induce labor.adjectivesa long/short labour The baby was eventually born after a long labour.a difficult/easy labour Difficult labours can leave women feeling traumatized.labour + nounslabour pains The labor pains were unbearable.the labour room also the labour ward BrE She arrived at the hospital and was shown to the labour room.
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