[] () the people who work to produce a particular product or supply a particular service; the money that is spent on their wages直接劳动力；直接劳动成本◆Direct labour is a major element of product costs for manufacturing companies.直接劳动力是制造企业中构成产品成本的主要部分。◆The direct labour costs are about 80% of the cost of producing one unit.直接劳动成本约占每单位的生产成本的 80%。➡direct cost (1) , direct materials , direct overhead () people who are employed directly by a company or an organization to build or produce sth, rather than by an independent business that is paid to find people to do the work直接工人◆Most of the construction work is done by direct labour rather than by sub-contractors.大多数建筑工程是由直接工人而非分包商来完成。➡indirect labour