labour

中文意思

n. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
n. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
n. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
n. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
v. work hard
v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
v. undergo the efforts of childbirth

n. 劳动
Building the new bridge required a lot of hard physical labour.
修建这座新桥需要大量的体力劳动。
n. 劳工
The company is facing a shortage of skilled labour this year.
这家公司今年正面临技术劳工短缺的问题。
n. 分娩
The doctor said she went into labour early this morning.
医生说她今天清晨开始分娩了。
v. 劳动
Farmers have to labour in the fields all day during the harvest season.
在收获季节，农民们整天都要在田里劳动。
v. 苦干
He had to labour for hours to finish writing the monthly report.
为了写完这份月度报告，他不得不苦干了好几个小时。
v. 详细阐述
There is no need to labour the point, as everyone already understands it.
没有必要详细阐述这个观点了，因为大家已经都明白了。