manual labor
collocation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。
劳动；（体力）劳动
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劳动；（体力）劳动
productive work, especially physical work done for wages
Labor and management finally agreed on a new contract.
劳资双方终于就新合同达成了一致。
由体力劳动者或工资劳动者组成的社会阶层
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
生产性工作(尤指有偿体力劳动)
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
妊娠的最后阶段；从宫缩开始到分娩
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
She earned extra money by doing manual labor on a farm during the summer.
她夏天在农场干体力活，挣了一些外快。
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She was in labor for six hours before the baby arrived.
她临产六个小时后，孩子才出生。
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there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
这个领域缺乏熟练劳动力。
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his labor did not require a great deal of skill
他的劳动并不需要太多技能。
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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。
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。
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。
工会
The labor union negotiated better wages for the workers.
工会为工人争取了更高的工资。
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。
产痛；阵痛
The labor pains started every ten minutes.
产痛每隔十分钟开始一次。
出于热爱而做的事
Keeping the garden is a labor of love for her.
打理花园对她来说是出于热爱而做的事。
劳动的成果
After years of hard work, the business finally allows them to enjoy the fruits of their labor.
经过多年的努力，这家公司终于让他们享受到劳动的成果。
没有工作是微不足道的。一切提升人性的劳动都有尊严和重要性。
This quote is often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr.; it appears in his writings and speeches about the dignity of all work.
这句话常被归于马丁·路德·金；出自他关于一切工作皆有其尊严的著作和演讲。
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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。
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。
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）。
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