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Thursday, September 3, 2009

1.36 Labor

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
labor /'lebəɹ/ Noun
  1. Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.
  2. Labor are the people who do this kind of work. 
Verb
  1. (intransitive) If you labor, you work hard.
  2. (transitive) If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.
 laborer
laborious
laboratory
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  1. SofiyaSeptember 5, 2009 at 12:27 AM

    For more than a decade, he was New York's mightiest labor leader.

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  2. jongSeptember 6, 2009 at 12:44 AM

    Labor Supply Over the past three decades, Venezuela has had the fastest-growing labor force of the so-called emerging economies. The total number of employed people has grown by an average of 3.7% per year since 1968

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  3. jongSeptember 6, 2009 at 12:45 AM

    The grants are awarded to schools and community programs that enhance legal education, improve legal services, or provide legal information to the public.

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  4. SamSeptember 7, 2009 at 12:25 AM

    State and local labor market information including; wage, unemployment, and employment statistics.
    Italian: Lavorare

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  5. Daoqin ZhaoSeptember 7, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    labor
    ['leibə]
    n. 工作,劳动,劳力,劳方
    v. 苦干,劳动,分娩,阵痛
    vi. 工作
    A legal contract entered into by two or more persons in which each agrees to furnish a part of the capital and labor for a business enterprise, and by which each shares a fixed proportion of profits and losses.

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  6. ChoiSeptember 7, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    Labor is in dispute with management.

    Korean : 노동, 노력, 생산 활동.

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  7. Inna K.September 7, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    Some women experience very distinct signs of labor, while others do not.
    Russian: трудовой

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  8. MJSeptember 7, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    This process is typically very time-consuming and labor intensive.

    Japanese; rou dou

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  9. Andy WongSeptember 9, 2009 at 6:35 AM

    The woman is in labor.

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