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laborers

/ˈleɪbərərz/ /ˈleɪbərəz/

Meanings
noun

劳工，工人，体力劳动者

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

Examples :

"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。
job person work human economy

Related Words

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。

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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。

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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。

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carrying verb

/ˈkæɹiɪŋ/

携带, 搬运

"She was carrying a heavy backpack to school. "

她背着一个沉重的背包去学校。

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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。

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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。

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bricks noun

/bɹɪks/

砖头，砖块

"This wall is made of bricks."

这堵墙是用砖头砌成的。

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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 worked

worked verb

/wɜːkt/ /wɝkt/

工作，干活。

"He’s working in a bar."

他现在在酒吧工作。

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

建造，建设。

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

新桥正在建造中。

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uses noun

/ˈjuːzɪz/ /ˈjuːsɪz/

使用, 用途

"The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations."

联合国谴责使用酷刑的行为。

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body noun

/ˈbɒdi/ /ˈbɑdi/

身体，躯体。

"My sister injured her body during a soccer game. "

我的妹妹在足球比赛中弄伤了她的身体。