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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL


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EVP labor/labour
EVP laborer/labourer
→ → →
IELTS: labour + : 劳动 劳动力 工人 v. 劳动 努力
OXF3000ZH: 劳动 ☊ → ☊ → ☊ → labour
OXF3000: lao động labour
OXF3000N lao động công việc labour
WNS: (n.) [labour] toil
WNS: (n.) [labour] working class, proletariat
ENDE: labour Arbeit
ENDE: labour Arbeitskräfte
ENDE: labour Mühe
ENDE: labour arbeit








like: labour → →
assist sb to do sth: a course to assist adults to return to the labour market ☊ assist ☊
immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly) ☊ cheap ☊
delegates to the Labour Party's annual conference ☊ conference ☊
The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down. ☊ cost ☊
running/operating/labour costs ☊ cost ☊
The Labour Party was facing an identity crisis. ☊ crisis ☊
electrical labour-saving devices around the home ☊ device ☊
division of sth between A and B: the division of labour between the sexes ☊ division ☊
a farm worker/labourer ☊ farm ☊
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled. ☊ force ☊
a shortage of labour ☊ labour ☊
Employers are using immigrants as cheap labour. ☊ labour ☊
Repairs involve skilled labour, which can be expensive. ☊ labour ☊
good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers) ☊ labour ☊
manual labour (= work using your hands) ☊ labour ☊
The price will include the labour and materials. ☊ labour ☊
The company wants to keep down labour costs. ☊ labour ☊
The workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). ☊ labour ☊
He was sentenced to two years in a labour camp (= a type of prison where people have to do hard physical work). ☊ labour ☊
The polls have given Labour a five-point lead. ☊ lead ☊
Machines have replaced human labour in many industries. ☊ machine ☊
The report studies the organization of labour within the company. ☊ organization ☊
The booklet contains information on pain relief during labour. ☊ pain ☊
She belongs to the Labour Party. ☊ party ☊
He's on the right of the Labour Party. ☊ right ☊
Raw materials and labour come by ship, rail or road. ☊ ship ☊
a shortage of skilled labour (= people who have had training in a skill) ☊ skilled ☊
Labour supporters ☊ supporter ☊
Voting showed a 10% swing to Labour. ☊ swing ☊
the Labour vote ☊ vote ☊
win sth from sb: The Conservatives won the seat from Labour in the last election. ☊ win ☊
withdraw sth: Workers have threatened to withdraw their labour (= go on strike). ☊ withdraw ☊