
好词典

源自中古英语 labour,借自古法语 labourer(耕作),最终源于拉丁语 labor(劳动、辛苦)。
❶ 指体力或脑力的工作,尤指需要付出努力的辛苦劳动。常用于描述职业活动或生产过程中的工作。
“The construction workers were exhausted after a day of hard labor.”
(建筑工人们在一天的繁重劳动后筋疲力尽。)
“She went into labor at midnight and gave birth in the morning.”
(她半夜开始分娩,清晨生下孩子。)
❶ 指辛勤工作或努力做某事,常带有费力或艰难的含义。也可特指女性分娩的过程。
“He labored for hours to fix the broken engine.”
(他花了几个小时费力修理损坏的发动机。)
“She is laboring under the misconception that the project is easy.”
(她误以为这个项目很简单而苦苦挣扎。)
labor of love — 指出于热爱而从事的辛苦工作,虽然费力但让人心甘情愿。
“Restoring the antique car was a true labor of love for him.”
(修复那辆古董车对他来说是心甘情愿的辛苦工作。)
labor under — 在某种不利条件下艰难工作或生活,常指被错误想法或困难处境所困扰。
“The team has been laboring under false assumptions about the market.”
(这个团队一直在对市场的错误假设下艰难工作。)