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experiments, testing, etc•实验室;实验大楼:a research laboratory if          0 laboratory experiments/tests

实验室的实验 / 测试see also LANGUAGE LABORATORY 1 Labor Day noun a public holiday in the US and Canada on the first Monday of September, in honour of working people劳工f (在美国和加拿大为九月的第一个 星期一_ compare May Day la bored, la borer, la boring [NAmE) = laboured,

LABOURER, LABOURING

la-bori-ous /la'boirias/ adj. taking a lot of time and effort 耗时费力的;辛苦的 H771 ONEROUS, TAXING a laborious tasfc/jprocess遍巨的任务;艰难的过程Checking all the information will be slow and laborious. 查看所齊的信息既会时又费力a.bori.us.ly fldv. 'labor union noun {NAm£) = trace union ■a.boiir1 ■» (8r£) (/V/Amf labor) /lei.ba(r)/ /low"ve/t m noun

                 WQRK zi/j.1 [U] work,especially physical work 劳动;

(: manual labour (= work using your hands) W ^       0 The price will include the labour

and materiak.此价格中包含人工费和材料费rhe company wants to keep down labour costs.

低赛动成本 P TTie workers voted to wft/ulraw thefr labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). XAS 票决定_工以示抗议◊ He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work)•他被判处两年备改。

2 [C,usually pi.] (/b/mfl/) a task or period of work (一段时间的iHe was so ex/um5teti_/h)m the day’s Zabours that /ie went straight to bed.他工作了一天疲惫 不堪,便直接上床休息了。

                 PEOPLE WHO WORK 劳动者 3 [U] the people who work or

are available for work in a country or company (统称劳工,工人;劳动力a shortage o/abour劳‘力缺 ◊ Employers are i/si'ng I'mmigrcmts as cheap Zetbour•雇 主正移民当作廉价劳动力使用。◊liepain; iVivoive sfcfHediabour,which can be expensive.修途需要熟练技 工,人工费会很昂贵good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers)良知的劳 资关系

                 HAVING BABY 分娩 4 [UCusually sing ] the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby 分娩期;分娩; 生产Jane w5 in labour/or ten hours•砀务十

:个小时◊ She went into 〖abowr eariy. ilk > ,.◊ Zabour pains分娩时的阵痛

                 POLITICS jEtff,' 5 Labour [sing.+sing./pl. v.] [abbr. Lab) the British Labour Party 英国工党He dways votes iaiiour. 他老是投工党的票◊ Labour Zias/have been i/i power for nearly ten years.工党执政已将近十年。

a .labour of 'love a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary 为爱好 而做的困难工作 verb

                 STRUGGLE 奋斗 1 away) to try very hard to do sth difficult 努力做(困森的秦[V] He was in his study Zabourtng away over some oW papers•他在书房里潜心研 究一些旧材料◊ [V to inf] They Zaboured /or years to

_ dear their son’s name•他们夫洗届彳儿子的罪名奋;斗争了 许多年。

                 WORK HARD努力工作2卜】叻(11131>1175]^1诃〇汰 干苦力活We 〖aboured aH day m the 我们在田地 里辛勤劳动了一整天。 (/^-/fls/7/o/7W the labouring classes (= the working class)

                 MOVE WITH DIFFICULTY 吃力地行进 3 [V] to move with difficulty and effort 困难吃力地行进 PTITl strugglerhe horses laboured up t/ie steep dope.那些马费力地爬

上了陡坡。

laboratory apparatus 实验室仪器

are available for work in a country or company (统称劳工,工人;劳动力a shortage o/abour劳‘力缺 ◊ Employers are i/si'ng I'mmigrcmts as cheap Zetbour•雇 主正移民当作廉价劳动力使用。◊liepain; iVivoive sfcfHediabour,which can be expensive.修途需要熟练技 工,人工费会很昂贵good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers)良知的劳 资关系

                 HAVING BABY 分娩 4 [UCusually sing ] the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby 分娩期;分娩; 生产Jane w5 in labour/or ten hours•砀务十

:个小时◊ She went into 〖abowr eariy. ilk > ,.◊ Zabour pains分娩时的阵痛

                 POLITICS jEtff,' 5 Labour [sing.+sing./pl. v.] [abbr. Lab) the British Labour Party 英国工党He dways votes iaiiour. 他老是投工党的票◊ Labour Zias/have been i/i power for nearly ten years.工党执政已将近十年。

a .labour of 'love a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary 为爱好 而做的困难工作 verb

                 STRUGGLE 奋斗 1 away) to try very hard to do sth difficult 努力做(困森的秦[V] He was in his study Zabourtng away over some oW papers•他在书房里潜心研 究一些旧材料◊ [V to inf] They Zaboured /or years to

_ dear their son’s name•他们夫洗届彳儿子的罪名奋;斗争了 许多年。

                 WORK HARD努力工作2卜】叻(11131>1175]^1诃〇汰 干苦力活We 〖aboured aH day m the 我们在田地 里辛勤劳动了一整天。 (/^-/fls/7/o/7W the labouring classes (= the working class)

                 MOVE WITH DIFFICULTY 吃力地行进 3 [V] to move with difficulty and effort 困难吃力地行进 PTITl strugglerhe horses laboured up t/ie steep dope.那些马费力地爬

上了陡坡。