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发表于 2007-11-17 11:47:40
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Post by arching;790181
另外纠正你一下,LABOUR & LABOR 是有区别的,好好去查查吧.
labour
noun1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" [syn: labor] 2. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" [syn: parturiency] 3. a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries [syn: British Labour Party] 4. productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" [syn: labor]
verb1. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" [syn: labor] 2. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" [syn: tug] 3. undergo the efforts of childbirth [syn: labor]
la·bor /ˈleɪbər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ley-ber] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1.productive activity, esp. for the sake of economic gain. 2.the body of persons engaged in such activity, esp. those working for wages. 3.this body of persons considered as a class (distinguished from management and capital). 4.physical or mental work, esp. of a hard or fatiguing kind; toil. 5.a job or task done or to be done. 6.the physical effort and periodic uterine contractions of childbirth. 7.the interval from the onset of these contractions to childbirth. 8.(initial capital letter) Also called Labor Department. Informal. the Department of Labor. –verb (used without object) 9.to perform labor; exert one's powers of body or mind; work; toil. 10.to strive, as toward a goal; work hard (often fol. by for): to labor for peace. 11.to act, behave, or function at a disadvantage (usually fol. by under): to labor under a misapprehension. 12.to be in the actual process of giving birth. 13.to roll or pitch heavily, as a ship. –verb (used with object) 14.to develop or dwell on in excessive detail: Don't labor the point. 15.to burden or tire: to labor the reader with unnecessary detail. 16.British Dialect. to work or till (soil or the like). –adjective 17.of or pertaining to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
Also, especially British, labour. |
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发表于 2007-11-17 09:06:55
