labour
单词辨析：
强调婴儿出生的那一刻。
date/place/time of birth
出生日期/地点/时间
The baby girl weighed only 2 kilos at birth.
那个女婴出生时只有两公斤重。
主要指分娩的过程。
The mother had an easy delivery.
那位母亲顺产。
The young woman had a painless delivery.
那个年轻妇女是无痛分娩。
指分娩的过程，和 delivery 基本同义。
The woman is in labour.
那个妇女处于临产状态。
She went into labour early this morning.
她今天一早就开始分娩了。
最普通用词，含义广泛，既可指体力劳动也可指脑力劳动，通常都以挣钱为目的，有时也指机器干的工作。
We have more work than we can deal with.
我们的工作多得做不完。
Work can bring you pleasure.
工作能给人带来快乐。
He started work when he was just 15.
他15岁就开始工作了。
Only those who love their work can enjoy the delight in work.
只有热爱工作的人才能享受到工作中的乐趣。
多用于口语，侧重指受雇用的、以谋生为目的的工作。
Peter does odd jobs for his neighbours.
彼得给邻居们打零工。
Sorting these reports out is going to be a hard job.
整理这些报告是件很辛苦的事。
Her daughter has a job in a bank.
她女儿在银行里有份工作。
The job requires much hard labour.
这项工作要付出很多艰苦的劳动。
尤指艰苦的体力劳动。
All wealth comes ultimately from human labour.
一切财富归根到底来源于人类的劳动。
There is a clear division of labour in ants.
蚂蚁间有明确的分工。
In return for his labour, he receives food and shelter.
他以他辛苦的劳动换取食物和栖身之所。
指十分累人的苦活。
A life of toil is generally the price of fame and success.
劳苦的一生通常是声望和成功的代价。
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
我无可奉献，除了鲜血、辛劳、泪水和汗水。
相关例句：
The longer people have been unemployed, the harder it is for them to compete in the labour market.
失业时间越长，就越难在劳动力市场与别人竞争。
The chef at the barbecue looked up from his labours; he was sweating.
正在烧烤台上忙活的厨师抬起头来；他的脸上直冒汗。
A system of forced labour was used on the cocoa plantations.
可可种植园中曾实行强迫劳役制。
They all vote Labour.
他们都投工党的票。
I thought the pains meant I was going into labour.
我还以为这些疼痛意味着我要生了呢。
This process is, in no sense, a divorce between the Labour Party and the trade union movement.
这个进程绝不是工党和工会运动相脱离。