| 英语单词 | manpower |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['mænpaʊə(r)] 美 ['mænpaʊər] |
| 中文释义 | n.人力 Manpower. n.公司(财富500强公司之一;总部所在地美国;主要经营临时帮助) |
| 英语例句 | (1) I doubt whether they really have sufficient manpower. (2) The system puts the firm at a disadvantage because of its overmuch manpower. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我怀疑他们是否真有足够的人力。 (2) 由于过剩的人力,这一体制使公司处境不利。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Manpower is the total number of people who can work to get something done. How quickly you clean your house after a big party will depend on how much manpower you've got. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The term manpower can mean "labor force," "workforce," "workers," or simply "people," and despite the man, it applies to both men and women. A large ship requires more manpower than a small sailboat, and the amount of manpower required to run Disneyland for a day is estimated to be at least 20,000 employees, most of whom aren't wearing cartoon character costumes. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]人力;劳动力 Workers are sometimes referred to as manpower when they are being considered as a part of the process of producing goods or providing services.
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