a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages;
\\\"there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field\\\"
productive work (especially physical work done for wages);
\\\"his labor did not require a great deal of skill\\\"
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child;
\\\"she was in labor for six hours\\\"
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor\\\'s interests and formerly the socialization of key industries
the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted;
\\\"he prepared for great undertakings\\\"
Verb:
strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
\\\"She tugged for years to make a decent living\\\"
\\\"We have to push a little to make the deadline!\\\"
\\\"She is driving away at her doctoral thesis\\\"
work hard;
\\\"She was digging away at her math homework\\\"
\\\"Lexicographers drudge all day long\\\"
undergo the efforts of childbirth
造句
用作名詞(n.)
The country is short of skilled labor. 這個國家缺乏熟練工人。
He is a member of the Labor Party. 他是一名工黨黨員。
The cardinal idea of the Labor Party\\\'s political thought is that all people should be equal. 工黨政治思想的要點是人人平等。
Their labor efficiency is very high. 他們的工作效率很高。
There is a clear division of labor in ants. 螞蟻間有明確的分工。
He was in anguish while his wife was in labor. 妻子分娩時，他感到很痛苦。
It takes a lot of labor to build a railway. 修筑一條鐵路要花費許多勞動力。
用作動詞(v.)
They figured why should they labor when there was no payoff. 他們認為沒有回報為何要去努力工作。
Genius is the power to labor better and more availably. 天才就是更好、更有效的勞動。
We must labor for a better future. 我們應為更加美好的未來而努力。
You needn\\\'t labor a point that is perfectly plain. 這點很明顯，你用不著講個沒完。
用作形容詞(adj.)
The intent is to limit the entry of immigrant labor. 目的是限制移民勞工的進入。
Not long ago, the sight of a Labor government bowing to demands from bosses and opening the gates to foreign workers would have produced howls of anguish from unions. 不久前，工黨政府的觀點因企業老板對勞工的需求而得到轉變，對外國勞工大開國門的做法還會引發工會怒氣紛紛。
I\\\'m a strong believer in the dignity of labor. 我深信勞動的尊嚴。
The mill where we often labor is a paper mill. 我們常在那里勞動的工廠是一個造紙廠。