work, especially physical work 劳动；（尤指）体力劳动◆The price will include labour and materials. 这价钱将包括人工费和材料费。◆manual labour(= work using your hands) 手工劳动◆(BrE) The workers voted to withdraw their labour(= to stop work as a way of protesting). 工人投票决定罢工以示抗议。
the people who work or are available for work in a country or a company 工人；劳工；劳力◆a shortage of skilled labour 熟练劳动力短缺◆countries with good supplies of raw materials and cheap labour 原材料和廉价劳动力供应充足的国家◆The company wants to keep down labour costs. 这公司想降低劳动成本。
agency labour child labour contract labour direct labour division of labour indirect labour mobility of labour organized labour