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labourers

/ˈleɪbərərz/ /ˈleɪbərɜːz/

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 company hired extra labourers to help build the new apartment building. "
这家建筑公司雇佣了额外的体力劳动者来帮忙建造新的公寓楼。
person job work economy business industry

Related Words

Illustration apartment

apartment noun

/əˈpɑːt.mənt/ /əˈpɑɹt.mənt/

公寓，住宅，单元房。

"My sister found a small apartment near the university for her first year of college. "

我妹妹在大学附近找到了一个小公寓，作为她大学第一年的住所。

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

建造，建设。

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

这座桥的建造工程将在几周内完工。

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 hired

hired verb

/ˈhaɪəd/ /ˈhaɪɚd/

雇佣，聘用。

"We hired a car for two weeks because ours had broken down."

我们租了一辆车两周，因为我们的车坏了。

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 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。

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extra noun

/ˈɛkstɹə/

额外的费用, 附加物

"The school offered an extra science class for students interested in astronomy. "

学校为对天文学感兴趣的学生开设了一门额外的科学课.

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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 construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

建造，建设。

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

新桥正在建造中。

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队， 公司， 团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。