labour

UK //ˈleɪbə(r)//US //ˈleɪbər//

词源

源自中古英语 labour，来自古法语 labour，最终源自拉丁语 labor（意为工作、辛劳）。

❶ 指体力或脑力的工作，尤指需要付出努力的劳动。常用于描述工作辛苦或需要长时间投入的情况。

“The construction workers were exhausted after a day of hard labour.”

（建筑工人们在一天的繁重劳动后筋疲力尽。）

“She went into labour at midnight and gave birth in the morning.”

（她在午夜开始分娩，并于清晨生下孩子。）

同义词:work, toil, effort, exertion, employment

❶ 指辛勤工作或努力做某事，通常强调过程的艰辛。也可特指妇女分娩的过程。

“He laboured for years to build his own company.”

（他辛勤工作多年，建立了自己的公司。）

“She was labouring under the mistaken belief that she had failed.”

（她错误地认为自己失败了，为此苦恼不已。）

同义词:work, toil, strive, struggle, endeavor

labour of love — 指出于喜爱而做的工作，虽然辛苦但心甘情愿。常用于形容艺术家或爱好者投入心血的创作。

“Restoring the old house was a real labour of love for him.”

（修复这栋老房子对他来说是一份真正出于热爱的劳动。）

labour under — 指被某种不利条件或错误观念所困扰，导致工作或生活更加困难。

“The team laboured under the disadvantage of having no proper equipment.”