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la·bour¹
BrE 【英】， labor AmE 【美】 /`lebə; ˈleɪbə/ n
1 [C,U] work, especially hard physical work 工作〔尤指体力劳动〕:
The job involves a lot of manual labour. 这份工作包含大量的体力劳动。
2 [U] the people who work in an industry or country, considered together as a group 工人; 员工〔总称〕:
There is a shortage of skilled labour. (=trained workers) 熟练工人短缺。
Labour is cheap. 劳动力很便宜。
3 [singular 单数，U] the process in which a baby is pushed out of its mother's body 分娩:
in labour Meg was in labour for six hours. 梅格分娩持续了六个小时。
4 Labour the Labour Party 〔英国的〕工党
5 labour of love work that you do because you enjoy it, not for money 〔不考虑报酬〕出于喜爱而做的工作
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