Word · Frequency #5556
labourer
/ˈleibərə/
noun
劳工；体力劳动者
核心释义
someone who works with their hands; a person engaged in manual labor
- 1.
英国标准拼写的劳工。
UK standard spelling of laborer.
英国标准拼写的劳工。；劳动者；干体力工作的工人；劳工；[机] 劳动者
用法In use
The construction company hired several labourers to dig the foundation.
用法提示：labourer 作名词，指做体力活的工人；此处用复数 labourers。
After years of working as a labourer on farms, he saved enough money to buy his own land.
用法提示：labourer 为名词，表示体力劳动者，配合介词短语说明工作场所。
Many labourers at the factory wear protective gloves to avoid injury.
用法提示：labourer 作名词，指从事体力劳动的工人，这里用复数形式泛指。
noun + labourer
名词修饰名词，构成复合词，表示工人所属行业或领域。
He works as a farm labourer.
他是一名农场劳工。
adjective + labourer
形容词修饰labourer，描述工人的技能水平或性质。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- farm labourer
- 农场工人
- He worked as a farm labourer during the summer.他夏天在农场当工人。
- manual labourer
- 体力劳动者
- Manual labourers often face tough working conditions.体力劳动者常常面临艰苦的工作条件。
- skilled labourer
- 熟练工人
- The factory is hiring skilled labourers for the new production line.工厂正在为新的生产线招聘熟练工人。
- unskilled labourer
- 非熟练工人
- Unskilled labourers are often paid the minimum wage.非熟练工人通常拿最低工资。
- day labourer
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
labour (劳动) + er (人)，合起来就是干体力工作的工人。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或书面语，指体力劳动者。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with labourer; they only share the spelling chunk -our-. Labourer is pronounced /ˈleibərə/, with an extra schwa sound at the end.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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