老烤鸭雅思写作社会类高分词汇 labour 劳动
labour,名词,含义为劳动,工作,工人
音标:英[ˈleɪbə(r)];美[ˈleɪbər]
常见搭配:manual labour(体力劳动);cost of labour and materials(人力与材料成本);keep down labour cost(保持低劳动成本);withdraw their labour(罢工);a shortage of labour(劳动力短缺)
labour被雅思官方归为C1等级,对应7分到8分的水平。大家在雅思写作考试中遇到社会类话题时,可以用它来表示社会面临的问题。比如由于年轻人都选择读大学,许多国家面临着体力劳动力短缺的问题;或者较低的劳动力成本吸引许多国外企业在此投资建厂。
释义
labour, n. practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort;
workers, espeically people who do practical work with their hands
实际工作,尤其是当它涉及辛苦的体力劳动时;
工人,特别是那些亲手做实际工作的人。
例句
1. The car parts themselves are not expensive, it’s the labour that costs the money.
汽车本身不贵,贵的是劳力。
2. Are you tired after your labours?
工作之后你累吗?
3. Retirement is the time to enjoy the fruits of your labours.
退休即享受你劳动果实的时间。
4. Farming has been mechanized, reducing the need for labour.
耕种已经机械化了,降低了对劳动力的需求。
5. He traveled around Europe labouring to pay his way.
他周游欧洲,靠打工赚取路费。