Word · Frequency #724
labouring
劳动；苦干；努力工作
labouring is the present participle of labour.
核心释义
to work hard; to toil
- 1.
辛苦劳作,工作。
To toil, to work.
- 2.
强调或详细阐述(辩论中的观点等)
To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
- 3.
受困难或疾病困扰；在特别艰难或令人疲惫的条件下工作；像顶着阻力或重担一样缓慢移动。
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
- 4.
经历分娩的痛苦
To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
- 5.
像在汹涌大海中的船一样剧烈颠簸或摇摆。
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
分娩；临盆；阵痛；艰难地行进；受苦；受折磨；反复强调；过分渲染；(船)剧烈颠簸；摇晃；辛苦劳作,工作。
用法In use
She laboured all day in the garden to prepare it for spring planting.
用法提示：句中laboured作为动词过去式，表示付出体力劳动的意思。
He is labouring over his homework, trying to solve the difficult math problems.
用法提示：句中labouring作为现在分词，表示持续努力地工作。
They labour under the hot sun to build the new road.
用法提示：句中labour作为原形动词，表示辛苦劳动。
labour over sth
表示在某事上耗费很大力气，常含辛苦、耗时的意味。
He laboured over the report for three whole days.
他花了整整三天辛苦写这份报告。
labour under sth
常用 labour under a delusion / misconception，指受错误想法或困难所困。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- labour over
- 在……上辛苦工作；费尽心力
- She laboured over every detail of the plan.她煞费苦心地推敲计划中的每个细节。
- labour the point
- 反复强调；啰嗦地讲
- I don't want to labour the point, but we must be careful.我不想反复强调，但我们必须要小心。
- labour under a misconception
- 抱有错误想法；误以为
- Many people labour under the misconception that wealth brings happiness.许多人误以为财富能带来幸福。
- labour up
- 吃力地攀登；艰难地向上移动
- They laboured up the mountain path.他们吃力地沿着山路向上攀登。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：谐音‘累吧’，干到累了吧？labour 就是辛苦劳作、苦干。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式写作与学术论述、医疗或正式场合描述分娩、文学描写中形容缓慢艰难移动 动词 labour 通常比较正式或书面，口语中更常用 work；表示“分娩”时多用于医疗或正式语境，而表示“艰难行进”或“详细阐述”则比较常见于文学或正式论述。
语法说明Grammar Note
注意：英式拼写，美式拼写为labor。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 labour 押韵（英式发音）的是 neighbour /ˈneɪbə/ 和 sabre /ˈseɪbə/。注意：colour /ˈkʌlə/、harbour /ˈhɑːbə/ 元音不同；favour /ˈfeɪvə/、vapour /ˈveɪpə/ 虽有 -our 和元音 /eɪ/，但词尾不是 /bə/，因此不构成完全押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.