Word · Frequency #17075
labor
劳动；（体力）劳动
productive work, especially physical work done for wages
- 1.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
由体力劳动者或工资劳动者组成的社会阶层
- 2.
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
生产性工作(尤指有偿体力劳动)
- 3.
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
妊娠的最后阶段；从宫缩开始到分娩
劳工阶层；劳动阶级；分娩；临产；由体力劳动者或工资劳动者组成的社会阶层；生产性工作(尤指有偿体力劳动)；妊娠的最后阶段；从宫缩开始到分娩
In use
Labor and management finally agreed on a new contract.
She earned extra money by doing manual labor on a farm during the summer.
She was in labor for six hours before the baby arrived.
there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
his labor did not require a great deal of skill
she was in labor for six hours
Connections
Collocations
- manual labor
- 体力劳动；手工劳动
- Many jobs in construction require manual labor.建筑业的许多工作需要体力劳动。
- labor force
- 劳动力；劳动大军
- The country needs a skilled labor force.这个国家需要一支技术熟练的劳动力队伍。
- labor market
- 劳动力市场
- Recent graduates face a competitive labor market.应届毕业生面临竞争激烈的劳动力市场。
- labor union
- 工会
- The labor union negotiated better wages for the workers.工会为工人争取了更高的工资。
- go into labor
- 进入产程；开始分娩
- She went into labor at three in the morning.她在凌晨三点开始分娩。
- labor pains
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Labor=出力：工地上出力是劳动，靠出力挣钱的是劳工，分娩时用力阵痛也叫 labor——记住“出力”就记住了三义。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：经济与法律文献、职场讨论、日常对话 表示‘劳动/工作’时，语域随搭配而变化：用于labor market、labor force等经济法律用语时较正式，多出现在书面或政策讨论中；用于manual labor等表达时更接近中性日常用法。建议根据搭配环境选择。
Grammar Note
作“劳动、分娩”解时通常不可数；指具体劳动或一段分娩经历时可数，如“two labors”（两次分娩）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 labor 押韵的常见词有 neighbor /ˈneɪbɝ/ 和 saber /ˈseɪbɝ/（saber 拼作 -ber）。favor、flavor 和 harbor 是拼写上的近似词，但发音不同：favor/flavor 以 /vɚ/ 结尾，harbor 的重读元音为 /ɑːr/，因此都不与 labor 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.