[] work, especially physical work劳动；（尤指）体力劳动◆The price will include labour and materials.这价钱将包括人工费和材料费。◆manual labour(= work using your hands)手工劳动◆(BrE) The workers voted to withdraw their labour(= to stop work as a way of protesting).工人投票决定罢工以示抗议。the people who work or are available for work in a country or a company工人；劳工；劳力◆a shortage of skilled labour熟练劳动力短缺◆countries with good supplies of raw materials and cheap labour原材料和廉价劳动力供应充足的国家◆The company wants to keep down labour costs.这公司想降低劳动成本。agency labour child labour contract labour direct labour division of labour indirect labour mobility of labour organized labour