labours

英 [ˈleɪbəz] 美 [ˈleɪbərz]

v.  努力做(困难的事); 干苦力活; 困难吃力地行进
labour的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

    in AM, use 美国英语用 labor

  1. See also: ...the labour of seeding, planting and harvesting... The chef at the barbecue looked up from his labours; he was sweating. hard labour
  2. VERB （用手）劳动
    Someone who labours works hard using their hands.
    1. ...peasants labouring in the fields...
      在地里劳作的农民
    2. Her husband laboured at the plant for 17 years.
      她丈夫在厂里辛勤工作了17年。
  3. VERB 艰苦地做；吃力地做
    If you labour to do something, you do it with difficulty.
    1. For twenty-five years now he has laboured to build a religious community.
      他呕心沥血地建立一个宗教社区，至今已有25个年头。
    2. ...a young man who's labouring under all kinds of other difficulties.
      在其他各种困难下艰苦工作的小伙子
  4. N-UNCOUNT （总称）劳工，工人
    Labour is used to refer to the workers of a country or industry, considered as a group.
    1. Latin America lacked skilled labour...
      拉丁美洲缺乏熟练工人。
    2. ...the struggle between capital and labour...
      劳资斗争
    3. They were cheap labour.
      他们是廉价劳工。
  5. N-UNCOUNT 劳动成果
    The work done by a group of workers or by a particular worker is referred to as their labour .
    1. Every man should receive a fair price for the product of his labour...
      每个人的劳动成果都应该获得合理的回报。
    2. The unemployed cannot withdraw their labour — they have no power.
      失业者没法罢工——他们没有这种实力。
  6. N-PROPER-COLL （英国）工党
    In Britain, people use Labour to refer to the Labour Party.
    1. He believes that, historically, Labour has been most successful as the party that helped people get on in life...
      他相信一直以来工党在帮助人民改善生活方面表现最为出色。
    2. They all vote Labour.
      他们都投工党的票。
  7. ADJ 工党的；支持工党的
    A Labour politician or voter is a member of a Labour Party or votes for a Labour Party.
    1. ...a Labour MP...
      工党下院议员
    2. Millions of Labour voters went unrepresented.
      数以百万计的工党支持者没有议员代表。
  8. VERB 误以为；为…所蒙蔽
    If you labour under a delusion or misapprehension, you continue to believe something which is not true.
    1. She laboured under the illusion that I knew what I was doing...
      她有一个错觉，以为我知道自己在做什么。
    2. You seem to be labouring under considerable misapprehensions.
      你似乎存在相当大的误解。
  9. VERB 一再重申；反复说明
    If you labour a point or an argument, you keep making the same point or saying the same thing, although it is unnecessary.
    1. I don't want to labour the point but there it is.
      我不想反复重申，但还是不得不说。
  10. N-UNCOUNT 分娩；临盆
    Labour is the last stage of pregnancy, in which the baby is gradually pushed out of the womb by the mother.
    1. I thought the pains meant I was going into labour.
      我还以为这些疼痛意味着我要生了呢。
    2. Some women prefer to move about during labour.
      有些女人喜欢在分娩期间下床走动。
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双语例句

  1. The chef at the barbecue looked up from his labours; he was sweating.
    正在烧烤台上忙活的厨师抬起头来；他的脸上直冒汗。
  2. When can the people cease from their labours?
    人们什么时候才能停止他们的辛苦劳作呢？
  3. When the building was completed, he paid off the labours.
    大楼完工后，他就付了工资，把工人打发走了。
  4. But while the 74-year-old's efforts draw compliments from friends and complete strangers, Joe will never see the fruits of his labours-he is completely blind.
    然而尽管这位74岁老人的努力得到了朋友甚至是陌生人的赞叹，乔永远都看不到自己劳动的果实他完全失明了。
  5. Was he weary of his labours?
    是他厌倦了他的工作吗？
  6. We sat down to rest after our labours.
    我们苦干了一段时间以后，坐下来休息。
  7. After their labours of Hercules, they have recently published the voluminous dictionary with the Commercial Press.
    经过异常艰巨的劳动，他们最近在商务印书馆出版了那部大部头词典。
  8. The school labours under the disadvantage of not having enough textbooks.
    这所学校苦于课本不足的不利条件。
  9. This compilation seems a never-ending task; I sometimes wonder if I'll live to see the fruits of my labours.
    这项编写工作看来遥遥无期，我有时会想我不知道能否少着看到我的劳动成果。
  10. I leave you to your military labours.
    我不打搅你的军事研究了。
  11. This must please Egypt, whose tiring labours at this task may at last bear fruit.
    这肯定让埃及感到满意，他那令人厌倦的对这个任务的研究终于奏效了。
  12. He labours under great difficulties in conversation, because he stutters.
    他谈起话来很吃力，因为他口吃。
  13. A president is always responsible for the policy, no matter who does the technical labours.
    无论谁做的具体工作，对政策负责的总是总统。
  14. He visited many places, in all of which he was received with the usual enthusiasm which attended his arduous labours.
    他访问了许多地方，到处受到对他的艰苦努力所一贯表示的热情欢迎。
  15. He ought to succeed after his labours.
    他既然经过努力，理应成功。
  16. Until he does so, he labours under a curse.
    在这么做之前，他是在诅咒下工作。
  17. Their hard labours were crowned with honours.
    他们的辛勤劳动受到了表彰。
  18. He labours under the delusion that he's a fine actor.
    他有个错觉，以为自己是个好演员。
  19. Our thanks are due to Bob Lawrence whose unremitting labours have ensured the success of the whole scheme.
    要感谢鲍勃劳伦斯，他的不懈努力确保了整个计划的成功。
  20. Capitals still pat labours on the back-with an axe.
    资本家还在拍劳动者的肩膀&用一把斧头。
  21. The poor number this month is, of course, partly down to census employees having finished their labours.
    该月的数字部分是由于那些刚刚完成了工作的被炒雇员组成。
  22. Saved a lot of labours and time in processing and marketing, reduced the costs;
    在茶叶加工、销售等环节节省了农民、特别是妇女的大量劳力、时间，减少了成本；
  23. Enjoy the fruit of one's labours.
    享受自己的劳动成果。
  24. These two old men had lived out their lives as industrial labours.
    这两位老人当了一辈子产业工人。
  25. In return for his labours, he receives food and shelter.
    他以他辛苦的劳动换取食物和栖身之所。
  26. My uncle Tom labours under the disadvantage of not having got a son.
    我的汤姆叔叔苦苦在苦就苦在没有儿子。
  27. Resume work, efforts, labours, etc.
    重新开始工作、努力、劳动等。
  28. You have brought all my labours to naught.
    你已经使我的全部心血付之东流。
  29. We paid him well in consideration of his labours.
    我们给他优厚的工资作为他的劳动报酬。
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