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词汇 labor
释义

labor

/`lebɚ/

n.

Toil or exertion, physical or mental.

劳役;劳力;劳心。

The whole class of workers, artisans, and others employed in the actual production of wealth, as distinguished from those who supply money or money or mental work.

劳工阶级。

The relations between capital and labor are difficult to adjust.

劳资间之关系甚难协调。

A task.

工作;苦工。

the twelve labors of Hercules

希腊大力士赫克里斯的十二艰巨工作。

The pangs and effort of bearing a child.

分娩;镇痛。

phrases

labor of love

出于个人喜好、兴趣、不求报酬而作的事。

go into labor

引起阵痛。

have one's labor for one's pains

徒劳。

in labor

在阵痛中;引起阵痛。

(过去式: labored; 过去完成式: labored; 现在进行式: laboring)

v.i.

To use muscular strength; toil.

用体力;劳动。

He labored in the mines for 30 years.

他在矿坑工作了三十年。

To be hard pressed; move slowly and heavily.

艰辛;缓慢地迈进。

The boy labored up the steep hill on his bicycle.

这男孩骑着自行车缓缓爬上那陡峭的山坡。

To strive; take pains.

奋力从事;努力。

I labored to understand him.

我尽力试着去了解他。

To pitch and roll heavily, as a ship in a storm.

【航】颠簸;缓慢地航行(如舟在暴风雨中)。

The ship labored through the heavy seas.

船在惊滔骇浪中颠簸前进。

To be in childbirth.

分娩。

v.t.

Work on with unnecessary care; explain in great detail.

过份仔细地做;仔细地解释。

phrases

to labor an argument

详细说明论点。

labor one's way

排除困难前进。

labor under

为...苦恼;为...吃苦。

idoms

labor camp

(犯人的)劳工营。

labor pains

(分娩时子宫收缩产生的)阵痛。

labor relations

劳资关系。

labor unions

【美】工会(英国常用trade union)。

hard labor

(作为刑罚的)劳役;苦工。

the Labor Party

(英国的)工党。

the Labor Progressive Party

【加】劳工进步党。

cf.

Work, the general word, means physical or mental effort directed to some purpose.

Work 系普通名词,为有目的之劳力或劳心。

Labor is hard, tiring work, more often physical than mental.

Labor 指劳动言,通常需劳力之处多而劳心之处少。

Toil is exhausting labor.

Toil 为精疲力竭之劳动。

Drudgery is displeasing, often menial work, though even light work may be drudgery to one who dislikes the task.

Drudgery 指令人生厌之苦工,含卑贱之意;但一件轻而易举之工作在不喜此种工作之人观之亦成为 drudgery 。

synonyms

work, toil, drudgery.

antonyms

idleness, ease, play.

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