| 词汇 | labour-saving |
| 释义 | labour-saving adjective UK(USlabor-saving)uk /ˈleɪ.bəˌseɪ.vɪŋ/ us /ˈleɪ.bɚˌseɪ.vɪŋ/ A labour-saving device or method is one that saves a lot of effort and time.省时省力的 Efficient and effective be firing on all cylindersidiom businesslike clockwork come together cut through something developed dispatch efficiently ergonomic ergonomically ergonomics high-functioning seamless seamlessly smoothly snappily snappy work wonders/miraclesidiom workable worth your saltidiom labour-saving | Business Englishlabour-saving adjective[ before noun ] WORKPLACE UK(USlabor-saving)ukus able to save time and effort: When technology works, it's a wonderful labour-saving device. labour-saving machinery/technology Examples of labour-savinglabour-saving One element of change at the mineface was the introduction of machinery, some of it labour-saving. Mowing with a scythe was labour-saving, but a scythe required more skill than the sickle. The domestic economy is a low technology form of production based on manual labour and few labour-saving devices. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, cane-harvest mechanisation had been a conspicuous example of ' labour-saving technical progress ' permitting large increases in output and labour-productivity. Thanks to modern labour-saving household appliances, they have won ' ' the garden battles, ' ' turning their dirt yards into gardens full of flowers and vegetables. For these women, being in their normal environment when shopping is labour-saving. It may be labour-saving, and more effective, to have an automatic limitation showing when the period of two hours has expired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should enable these people to buy the labour-saving devices they require at home as cheaply as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was asked what in his view was most labour-saving, and he said "a kitchen maid". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It led to the introduction of labour-saving machinery and to the better utilisation of water power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These may be divided into, first, the number of unions, second, the demarcation restrictions, and, third, labour-saving devices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is patently obvious that they are, wherever possible, going to spend it on labour-saving computers and automatons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The object of grouping is to produce a contract of sufficient size to allow the application of economical and labour-saving methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is true there is hard physical work at certain seasons of the year, but with modern labour-saving machinery there is little drudgery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In page 16 of their report they indulge in a very doleful criticism of the effect of labour-saving machinery upon labour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of labour-saving These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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