labour
gb/lˈeɪbɚ/ us/lˈeɪbɚ/
A2
英语
~ 900
kemény munka, erőfeszítés, munka, vajúdás, szülés, munkaerő, keményen dolgozik, fáradozik, Munkáspárt, munkásmozgalom
名词
A2
1
用法模式：
[someone] does labour
The construction of the bridge required months of hard labour.
A híd megépítése hónapokig tartó kemény munkát igényelt.
Farmers often rely on seasonal labour to harvest crops.
A gazdák a termény betakarításához gyakran idénymunkát vesznek igénybe.
The project involved both skilled and unskilled labour.
Cheap labour can be found in some developing countries.
He was sentenced to five years of hard labour.
学习者例句
Building the house took a lot of labour.
A ház felépítése sok munkát igényelt.
Farm work is hard labour.
A mezőgazdasági munka kemény fizikai munka.
The company needs more labour for the project.
She does manual labour every day.
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'labour' with 'laboratory' because of similar spelling; they are unrelated in meaning.
含义
Work, especially hard work
搭配
manual labour
|hard labour
|skilled labour
|cheap labour
|labour force
|labour market
近义词
work (The most general term; 'labour' often emphasizes effort or physicality.)
|
toil (Implies continuous hard work, often with difficulty.)
反义词
rest (The opposite state of taking a break from work or effort.)
主题
work
|economy
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
释义
Work that needs a lot of effort, especially physical work.
Physical or mental effort done to achieve a result, especially work that is hard or tiring.
名词
B1
2
用法模式：
[someone] is in labour
She went into labour early in the morning.
Kora reggel megindult nála a szülés.
The nurse stayed with her throughout her labour.
A nővér végig mellette maradt a vajúdás alatt.
Labour can last for many hours.
The doctor monitored the progress of her labour carefully.
学习者例句
She is in labour now.
Most vajúdik.
The woman went into labour at night.
A nőnél éjszaka indult meg a szülés.
Her labour lasted six hours.
常见错误：
Some learners confuse 'labour' in this sense with 'labour' meaning work; context about pregnancy and birth clarifies the meaning.
含义
Process of giving birth
搭配
go into labour
|in labour
|labour pains
|prolonged labour
近义词
childbirth (General term for the act of having a baby; 'labour' refers specifically to the process leading up to and including delivery.)
反义词
pregnancy (The state before the process of giving birth begins.)
主题
health
|family
|body
释义
The process when a baby comes out of its mother.
The process in which a woman gives birth to a baby, involving contractions and delivery.
名词
B1
3
munkaerő
B2
用法模式：
[company/country] has [amount/type] of labour
The factory depends on skilled labour from abroad.
A gyár külföldről érkező szakképzett munkaerőre támaszkodik.
There is a shortage of labour in the agricultural sector.
Munkaerőhiány van a mezőgazdasági ágazatban.
Labour costs have risen sharply this year.
学习者例句
The company needs more skilled labour.
A vállalatnak több szakképzett munkaerőre van szüksége.
Labour is expensive in this country.
Ebben az országban drága a munkaerő.
The farm has a shortage of labour.
含义
Workers as a group
搭配
skilled labour
|unskilled labour
|labour shortage
|labour costs
近义词
workforce (Neutral term for all workers; 'labour' is often used in economic or political contexts.)
反义词
management (Refers to those who control or direct workers rather than the workers themselves.)
主题
work
|economy
|business
释义
All the people who work in a country or company.
People who work, especially those doing physical work, considered collectively as part of an economy or organization.
动词
B2
4
fáradozik
B2
用法模式：
to labour [doing something]
They laboured over the report for weeks.
Heteken át fáradoztak a jelentésen.
Workers laboured in the hot sun all day.
A munkások egész nap keményen dolgoztak a tűző napon.
She laboured to finish her degree while raising two children.
学习者例句
He laboured in the garden all day.
Egész nap keményen dolgozott a kertben.
They laboured over the homework for hours.
Órákon át fáradoztak a házi feladaton.
She laboured to carry the heavy box.
含义
To work hard at something
搭配
labour over details
|labour in the fields
近义词
toil (Emphasizes continuous, exhausting work.)
|
struggle (Focuses more on difficulty than on physical effort.)
反义词
rest (To stop working and relax.)
主题
work
|core_vocabulary
释义
To work very hard for a long time.
To make a great effort to do something, especially physical work, often for a long time or with difficulty.
名词
B2
5
Munkáspárt
B1
The Labour Party won the election by a large margin.
A Munkáspárt nagy fölénnyel megnyerte a választást.
Labour has promised to increase funding for public services.
A Munkáspárt ígéretet tett arra, hogy növeli a közszolgáltatások finanszírozását.
He has been a member of Labour for over twenty years.
学习者例句
Labour won many seats in the election.
A Munkáspárt sok mandátumot szerzett a választáson.
She supports Labour policies.
Támogatja a Munkáspárt politikáját.
Labour wants to help workers.
含义
Workers' political movement or party
搭配
Labour Party
近义词
socialism (A broader political ideology; 'Labour' refers to specific parties or movements within that spectrum.)
反义词
conservatism (A political ideology generally opposing many Labour policies.)
主题
politics
|law
释义
A political group that wants to help workers and supports left-wing ideas.
A political movement or party that represents the interests of workers, especially manual workers, often associated with left-wing policies.
语法
词典原形
labour
IPA
GB/lˈeɪbɚ/
US/lˈeɪbɚ/
音节与重音
la - bour （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (la)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: labour
- Variant Spelling: labor
- Plural: labour, labours
Verb
- Base: labour
- Variant Spelling: labor
- 3rd Person Singular: labours
- Present Participle: labouring
- Past: laboured
词族
Forms
Core family
labourer
noun B1
Related words
laborer
noun B1
Advanced or less common
laborious
adjective B2
laboriously
adverb
语法重点
- Spelling Variant: labor Verb
- Spelling Variant: labor Noun
相关表达
go into labour
1/ɡˈoʊ ˈɪntu lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase
Start giving birth
When a woman starts having contractions and the baby is coming.
例句
- She went into labour two weeks early.
- Call the doctor—she's going into labour now.
hard labour
1/hˈɑɹd lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase
Very hard physical work
Work that needs a lot of strength and energy, sometimes given as punishment in prison.
例句
- Prisoners were sentenced to ten years of hard labour.
- Farmers face months of hard labour during harvest season.
in labour
1/ˈɪn lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase
Experiencing childbirth contractions
When a woman is having contractions before giving birth.
例句
- She has been in labour for six hours.
- When I arrived, she was already in labour.
labour of love
1/lˈeɪbɚ əv lˈʌv/
idiom
Work done for pleasure not pay
Work someone does because they enjoy it, not because they get paid.
例句
- Restoring the old house was a real labour of love for them.
- Writing the book was a labour of love.
manual labour
1/mˈænjuəl lˈeɪbɚ/
fixed phrase
Physical work by hand
Work that needs using your hands and body instead of machines or computers.
例句
- The job involves a lot of manual labour.
- Manual labour is still common in some industries.