workforce

英 [ˈwɜːkfɔːs]

美 [ˈwɜːrkfɔːrs]

n.  全体员工; (国家或行业等的)劳动力，劳动大军，劳动人口

复数：workforces　

高考IELTS

Collins.2 / BNC.4217 / COCA.6617

牛津词典

noun

• 全体员工
  all the people who work for a particular company, organization, etc.
  1. The factory has a 1000-strong workforce.
     这家工厂的职工多达千人。
  2. Two thirds of the workforce is/are women.
     职工中的三分之二是妇女。
• （国家或行业等的）劳动力，劳动大军，劳动人口
  all the people in a country or an area who are available for work
  1. A quarter of the local workforce is/are unemployed.
     本地四分之一的劳动力都失业了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (某一国家或地区的)劳动力，劳动人口
  Theworkforceis the total number of people in a country or region who are physically able to do a job and are available for work.
  1. ...a country where half the workforce is unemployed.
     有一半劳动力失业的国家
• N-COUNT (某公司的)全体员工，职工总数
  Theworkforceis the total number of people who are employed by a particular company.
  1. ...an employer of a very large workforce.
     雇用了大量员工的雇主

英英释义

noun

• the force of workers available
  Synonym:work forcemanpowerhandsmen

双语例句

• Even in a highly skilled workforce some people will be more capable and thus better paid than others.
  就算是在技术高度熟练的劳动者中，也会有人能力更强，因此，薪水也就更高。
• They wanted a low-cost, docile workforce.
  他们想要廉价的、听话的劳动力。
• They reckoned he was a hatchet man, out to shred the workforce and crush the union.
  他们估计他是上司派来的刽子手，专门对工人大开杀戒，大肆镇压工会。
• The job losses will reduce the total workforce to 7,000.
  职位减少后，在职工人总数将减至7,000人。
• Nuclear power can benefit developing countries but requires long-term planning and an educated workforce, says Michael J.Mangala.
  MichaelJ.Mangala说，核电可以造福发展中国家，但是这需要长期规划和受过教育的劳动力。
• It also describes current workforce demographics and future job prospects.
  而且，书中也描述了当前劳动力人口统计学以及对将来工作的展望。
• The management decided to economize by cutting the dead wood from the workforce, thus reducing the wages bill.
  资方决定节省开支，裁减劳动力中的冗员，这样可以减少工资支出。
• Women have increased their political participation and have massively entered the workforce.
  妇女提高了她们的政治参与率，大规模地进入了劳动大军。
• Our workforce is highly trained and competitive.
  我们的员工队伍训练有素，竞争意识强。
• This could pitch the government into confrontation with the workforce.
  这有可能把政府推向与工人正面交锋的境地。