| 词汇 | labor under |
| 释义 | Phr V labor under labours, labouring, laboured/labors, laboring, labored labour under sth British & Australianlabor under sth American & Australian if you labour under something {e.g. delusion, illusion, misapprehension}, you believe it even though it is not trueHe was labouring under the misapprehension that progress was being made. if you labour under something that is a problem for you, you try to continue with what you are doing even though the situation is very difficultThe company is labouring under a debt of more than $4 million. labour under BrE /labor under AmE 1. labour under a misapprehension/illusion etc formal to believe something that is not true, especially with the result that you make wrong decisions: Western governments still labour under the illusion that diplomatic problems can be resolved by the use of force.2. labour under sth formal to be badly affected by something which makes it difficult for you to progress or be successful: Many of the world's poorest countries labor under a massive burden of debt. During the trial the defence laboured under an unfair disadvantage, in that they did not have access to all the evidence. (redirected from labor under) labor under (something)To live, function, or operate while believing something or holding an assumption of some kind, especially something that is not or may not be true. We all labored under the assumption that we would be getting paid overtime, so we all nearly quit when we realized that wasn't the case These politicians want us all to labor under the notion that they're our friends, looking out for our interests first and foremost. labor under an assumptionFig. to function or operate believing something; to go about living while assuming something [that may not be so]. I was laboring under the idea that we were going to share the profits equally. Are you laboring under the notion that you are going to be promoted? |
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