1. labor ['leɪbə(r)]
n. 劳动;工作;劳工;分娩v. 劳动;努力;苦干
Employers want cheap labor and consumers want cheap houses. 雇主需要廉价的劳动力,消费者需要便宜的房子。
2. laboratory [lə'bɒrə,t(ə)rɪ]
n. 实验室,研究室
This was demonstrated in a laboratory experiment with rats. 在实验室用老鼠进行的实验证明了这一点。
3. elaborate [ɪ'læb(ə)rət]
adj. 精心制作的;详尽的;煞费苦心的 vt. 精心制作;详细阐述;从简单成分合成
It was clearly an elaborately planned operation. 这显然是一次经过周密策划的行动。
4. collaborate [kə'læbəreɪt]
vi. 合作;勾结,通敌
He was accused of having collaborated with the Communist secret police. 他被指控与纳粹党的秘密警察合作。
5. workforce ['wɜːkfɔːs]
n. 劳动力;工人总数,职工总数
We needed to reskill our workforce to cope with massive technological change. 我们得让工人学习新技能,以应对巨大的技术变革。
6. essential [ɪ'senʃ(ə)l]
adj. 基本的;必要的;本质的;精华的 n. 本质;要素;要点;必需品
It was absolutely essential to separate crops from the areas that animals used as pasture. 把庄稼与牲畜的放牧区分开至关重要。
7. necessary [ˈnɛsɪsərɪ]
adj. 必要的;必需的;必然的
If necessary, please warehouse the goods. 如有必要,请将该货存入仓库。
8. vital ['vaɪt(ə)l]
adj. 至关重要的;生死攸关的;有活力的
The port is vital to supply relief to millions of drought victims. 这个港口至关重要,给数百万旱灾民提供救济物资。
9. indispensable [ɪndɪ'spensəb(ə)l]
adj. 不可缺少的;绝对必要的;责无旁贷的 n. 不可缺少之物;必不可少的人
She was becoming indispensable to him. 对他来说她正变得不可或缺
10. core [kɔː]
n. 核心;要点;果心;
The core activities of social workers were reorganized. 社工的核心工作被重新安排了。