labour
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
- 3.
(uncountable)Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- 4.
(uncountable)A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- 5.
(countable, uncountable)(medicine, obstetrics) The act or process of a mother giving birth.
Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
Đồng nghĩa: childbirth, parturition
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)The time period during which a mother gives birth.
- 7.
(countable, uncountable)(nautical) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
- 8.
(countable, historical, uncountable)A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
- 9.
(countable, uncommon, uncountable)(uncommon, zoology) A group of moles.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To toil, to work.
Đồng nghĩa: grind
- 2.
(transitive)To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point.
- 3.
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
- 4.
To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
- 5.
(nautical) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
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From Middle English labor, labour, labur, from Old French labor (modern labeur) and its etymon, Latin labor.