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labouring

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++la·bour·ing British English, laboring American English /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]  1 labouring class/family etc old-fashioned people who do hard physical work and who do not have a lot of money or power, considered as a group 劳动阶层/劳动阶层家庭等 They wanted to provide education for the labouring classes. 他们想为劳动阶层提供教育。2 involving hard physical work 体力劳动的 a labouring job 体力劳动工作
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labouring
labouring British English, laboring American English /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun]
1. labouring class/family etc old-fashioned people who do hard physical work and who do not have a lot of money or power, considered as a group:
    They wanted to provide education for the labouring classes.
2. involving hard physical work:
    a labouring job


la·bour·ing (especially US la·bor·ing) BrE /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈleɪbərɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] hard physical work that is not skilled 体力劳动a labouring job体力劳动工作