labour
/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ 名词 B2中文： 生产、劳动
- An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
- Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- The act or process of a mother giving birth. · Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
- The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
- A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
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Most earnestly did she labour to prove the probability of error, and seek to clear one, without involving the other.
The Cock defended himself by saying that he did this for the benefit of men, that they might rise in time for their labours.
The grasshoppers and sparrows entreated him not to cut down the tree that sheltered them, but to spare it, and they would sing to him and lighten his labours.
Even the triumphant issue of his labours could not save him from reaction after so terrible an exertion, and at a time when Europe was ringing with his name and when his room was literally ankle-deep with congratulatory telegrams I found him a prey to the blackest depression.
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