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laborer

/ˈleɪ.bɚ.ɚ/

Meanings
noun

工人，劳工。

One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

Examples :

"The construction site employed many laborers to carry bricks and mix cement. "
建筑工地雇佣了很多工人来搬砖和搅拌水泥。
job person work human economy industry

Related Words

Illustration cement

cement noun

/səˈmɛnt/ /ˈsimɛnt/

水泥

"The construction workers used cement to build the foundation for the new school. "

建筑工人们用水泥为新学校建造地基。

Illustration instead

instead adverb

/ɪnˈstɛd/

代替，反而。

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

我本来打算去购物的，但我反而去跳舞了。

Illustration strength

strength noun

/stɹɛŋkθ/

力量，强度。

"It requires great strength to lift heavy objects."

举起重物需要很大的力气。

Illustration power

power noun

/ˈpaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈpaʊ.ɚ/

力量，能力。

"The student's power to concentrate helped her finish her homework. "

这个学生集中注意力的能力帮助她完成了作业。

Illustration carry

carry noun

/ˈkæ.ɹi/

携带方式，搬运方法

"The child's carry of the heavy backpack was awkward; he held it by the straps, not the handles. "

孩子背这个沉重背包的姿势很别扭，他抓着带子，而不是提手。

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration hourly

hourly noun

/ˈaʊ̯əli/ /ˈaʊ̯ɚli/

每小时产量，每小时生产的东西

"She never reads her hourly report, but let her hourlies be fifteen minutes late and she raises a ruckus."

她从来不看每小时的产量报告，但要是她的计时工迟到十五分钟，她就要大吵大闹。

Illustration employed

employed verb

/ɛmˈplɔɪd/

雇佣，聘用

"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

昨天我们当地的汽车修理厂雇佣了一位新的修理工。

Illustration bricks

bricks noun

/bɹɪks/

砖头，砖块

"This wall is made of bricks."

这堵墙是用砖头砌成的。

Illustration intellectual

intellectual noun

/ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/

知识分子，学者

"The intellectual presented a compelling argument for a new school policy. "

这位知识分子为一项新的学校政策提出了令人信服的论点。

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

建造，建设。

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

新桥正在建造中。

Illustration laborers

laborers noun

/ˈleɪbərərz/ /ˈleɪbərəz/

劳工，工人，体力劳动者

"The construction laborers worked hard all day carrying bricks. "

建筑工地的劳工们一整天都在努力地搬砖。