Word · Frequency #4217
workforce
全体员工；职工队伍
All the people employed by a particular organization, state, or project.
- 1.
All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
特定组织、国家或项目雇用的所有工人。
- 2.
The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.
一个国家或地区就业或可就业的总人口。
劳动力；劳动人口；特定组织、国家或项目雇用的所有工人。；一个国家或地区就业或可就业的总人口。；劳动力；工人总数；职工总数
In use
The company is expanding its workforce to handle the new orders.
A skilled workforce is essential for the success of any business.
The factory hired a temporary workforce for the summer project.
[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。
the workforce of [place]
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。
a workforce of [number]
用于说明劳动力的具体人数。
Connections
Collocations
- skilled workforce
- 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。
- workforce development
- 劳动力发展
- Government programs focus on workforce development.政府项目重点关注劳动力发展。
- workforce reduction
- 裁员；劳动力削减
- The factory announced a workforce reduction of 10%.工厂宣布裁员10%。
- workforce planning
- 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。
- workforce management
- 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。
- workforce diversity
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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