go into labour
固定说法，指开始分娩；英式拼写为 labour，美式拼写为 labor。
She went into labour just after midnight.
她刚过午夜就临产了。
劳工；工人；劳动力；分娩；产程；工党；工人政党；(船的)颠簸；纵摇；在特定任务上付出的努力；辛劳,工作
Work or effort, especially hard physical or mental work; a task that requires effort.
在特定任务上付出的努力；辛劳,工作
An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
需要辛勤工作才能完成的事情；需要付出努力的事情。
That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
工人阶级；劳动力；有时特指劳工运动,组织化的劳工
Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
旨在或声称代表劳动者利益的政治党派或力量。
A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
母亲分娩的行为或过程
The act or process of a mother giving birth.
母亲分娩的时间段。
The time period during which a mother gives birth.
船只的颠簸或摇晃导致木材和索具的紧张
The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
The workers are demanding better conditions for their labour.
工人们要求改善他们的劳动条件。
用法提示：labour 在此句中用作名词，表示‘劳动’或‘工作’。
Labour unions negotiate for higher wages and safer workplaces.
工会为更高的工资和更安全的工作场所进行谈判。
用法提示：labour 作名词，指‘劳工’或‘工人群体’。
She was in labour for twelve hours before giving birth.
她分娩了十二个小时才生下孩子。
用法提示：labour 在此指‘分娩’的过程。
固定说法，指开始分娩；英式拼写为 labour，美式拼写为 labor。
She went into labour just after midnight.
她刚过午夜就临产了。
用“the labour of + 动名词”表示做某事所付出的辛劳。
He was worn out by the labour of digging the whole garden.
挖完整座花园的辛劳把他累坏了。
labour 放在另一名词前作定语，构成 labour market、labour costs、labour force 等说法。
Older workers find it hard to re-enter the labour market.
年长的劳动者很难重新进入劳动力市场。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was on labour for ten hours before the baby was born.
正确表达She was in labour for ten hours before the baby was born.
表示“分娩、临产”时，英语固定搭配是 in labour，介词只能用 in，不能用 on。汉语“在分娩中”容易让学生按“在……上”类推成 on，但这个短语属于固定介词搭配。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farm hired five labours to pick the apples.
正确表达The farm hired five labourers to pick the apples.
labour 指“劳工、劳动力”时是集合名词，指整个群体，不能用来数一个个的工人；指具体的一名工人要用 labourer。汉语“雇了五个劳工”逐字翻译容易误用 labours。
grammar · medium
易错句子Learning a language well takes a lot of labours.
正确表达Learning a language well takes a lot of labour.
labour 表示“努力、辛劳”这一抽象意义时是不可数名词，不能加 -s 变成复数；“很多努力”应说 a lot of labour（或 a lot of effort）。汉语名词没有可数不可数的形态区分，学生容易误加复数词尾。
作为名词，与‘劳动’（工作、努力）相对，指自由时间
作为名词，与‘劳动’（体力或脑力工作）相对，指停止活动恢复精力
作为名词，与‘劳动’（勤奋工作）相对，指不活动或无所事事
苦役；艰苦的劳动
The prisoner was sentenced to ten years of hard labour.
这名囚犯被判处十年苦役。
劳动力市场
The labour market is becoming increasingly competitive.
劳动力市场变得越来越有竞争力。
劳动力
The country's labour force has grown significantly.
该国的劳动力显著增长。
工会
The labour union negotiated better working conditions.
工会谈判争取到了更好的工作条件。
劳动节
We celebrate Labour Day on the first Monday of September.
我们在九月的第一个星期一庆祝劳动节。
心甘情愿做的工作
He spent hours working on the garden, but it was a labour of love.
他在花园里花了好几个小时，但那是他心甘情愿做的工作。
持有错误观念
She laboured under the misconception that she would be promoted automatically.
她错误地认为她会自动升职。
反复解释，过分强调
I understand your argument; there's no need to labour the point.
我明白你的论点，没必要反复强调。
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分娩阵痛
She experienced severe labour pains before giving birth.
她在分娩前经历了剧烈的阵痛。