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[adjective] workforce
常用形容词修饰workforce，如skilled, large, educated等。
The company has a young workforce.
这家公司拥有年轻的劳动力。
全体员工；职工队伍
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
全体员工；职工队伍
All the people employed by a particular organization, state, or project.
The company has a young workforce.
这家公司拥有年轻的劳动力。
特定组织、国家或项目雇用的所有工人。
All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
一个国家或地区就业或可就业的总人口。
The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
The company is expanding its workforce to handle the new orders.
公司正在扩大员工队伍以处理新订单。
A skilled workforce is essential for the success of any business.
熟练的劳动力对任何企业的成功都至关重要。
The factory hired a temporary workforce for the summer project.
工厂为夏季项目雇用了临时劳动力。
常用形容词修饰workforce，如skilled, large, educated等。
The company has a young workforce.
这家公司拥有年轻的劳动力。
指特定国家、地区或行业的劳动力。
The workforce of the UK has become more diverse.
英国的劳动力变得更加多样化。
用于说明劳动力的具体人数。
They employ a workforce of 500.
他们雇佣了500人的劳动力。
Not this
The company has a lot of workforce.
Use this
The company has a large workforce.
错误：将“workforce”当作不可数名词使用。实际上“workforce”是可数名词，表示“劳动力”时常用单数形式，并与“large/small”等形容词搭配，而非“a lot of”。纠正后使用“a large workforce”更自然。
Not this
The workforce are working overtime.
Use this
The workforce is working overtime.
错误：主谓不一致。“workforce”是集合名词，在标准英语中通常视为单数，与单数动词连用。纠正后使用“is”符合语法规则。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
熟练劳动力
The company needs a skilled workforce to compete globally.
公司需要熟练劳动力来参与全球竞争。
劳动力发展
Government programs focus on workforce development.
政府项目重点关注劳动力发展。
裁员；劳动力削减
The factory announced a workforce reduction of 10%.
工厂宣布裁员10%。
劳动力规划
Effective workforce planning helps avoid shortages.
有效的劳动力规划有助于避免短缺。
劳动力管理
HR handles workforce management tasks.
人力资源部门负责劳动力管理任务。
劳动力多样性
Workforce diversity brings new perspectives.
劳动力多样性带来新视角。
Use workforce naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将workforce拆分为work（工作）和force（力量），想象一群工人合力工作的场景，即劳动力。
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These words all end with the sound /ɔːrs/ (or /ɔːs/ in UK), but in 'workforce' the syllable 'force' is unstressed and the primary stress is on 'work' (/wɜːrk/). Therefore, none of them rhyme with 'workforce'. They are useful as spelling lookalikes for the ending '-force' or similar.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.