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labour
[ ley-ber ]
labour
/ 藞濒别瑟产蓹 /
noun
- productive work, esp physical toil done for wages
- the people, class, or workers involved in this, esp in contrast to management, capital, etc
- ( as modifier )
a labour dispute
labour relations
- difficult or arduous work or effort
- ( in combination )
labour-saving
- a particular job or task, esp of a difficult nature
- the process or effort of childbirth or the time during which this takes place
- ( as modifier )
labour pains
- labour of lovesomething done for pleasure rather than gain
verb
- intr to perform labour; work
- intr; foll by for, etc to strive or work hard (for something)
- intrusually foll byunder to be burdened (by) or be at a disadvantage (because of)
to labour under a misapprehension
- intr to make one's way with difficulty
- tr to deal with or treat too persistently
to labour a point
- intr (of a woman) to be in labour
- intr (of a ship) to pitch and toss
Spelling Note
Derived Forms
- 藞濒补产辞耻谤颈苍驳濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补苍顎卼颈路濒补顎僢辞耻谤 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of labour1
Example Sentences
The 49-year-old, who appeared to be labouring, suddenly found his rhythm and compiled breaks of 94, 114 and 67 to set up a dramatic finale.
Despite that, Xi knows that Chinese manufacturers are at a decades-long advantage, so that US manufacturers are struggling to find the same scale of infrastructure and skilled labour elsewhere.
Clothing manufacturers are among the businesses hit hardest by tariffs as they source labour from countries such as China and Vietnam, which have faced steep levies from the US.
It is built on green energy, access to foreign labour, tourism and significant investment and technology transfer from China.
US companies have tried to move their supply chains away from China, but they have struggled to find the same scale of infrastructure and skilled labour elsewhere.
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