labour-intensive

IPA/ˌleɪbər ɪnˈtensɪv/
IPA/ˌleɪbər ɪnˈtensɪv/

labour-intensive — 形容詞

1. describes a business, process, or kind of work that depends on many workers each

1.形容詞C1
釋義

勞力密集

需要很多人手才能完成

describes a business, process, or kind of work that depends on many workers each day instead of mainly on machines or expensive equipment.

例句

The tea farm is still labour-intensive because workers pick every leaf by hand.

這座茶園到現在仍很勞力密集，因為每片茶葉都要靠工人手工採摘。

labour-intensive because work is done by hand

Adaeze avoided the factory job because the labour-intensive work paid too little.

Adaeze 沒去那份工廠工作，因為那種勞力密集的工作薪水太低。

同義詞
  • manual

    broader; focuses on work done by hand, not necessarily on needing many workers

  • staff-heavy

    more informal; emphasizes needing a large number of employees

反義詞
  • automated

    describes work mostly done by machines or software

  • capital-intensive

    emphasizes large investment in equipment or money rather than human labour

文法句型

labour-intensive + noun (industry, process, work, farming)

be/remain + labour-intensive

用法筆記

Common in business and economics writing. British spelling uses labour-; American English usually writes labor-intensive.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel is labour-intensive because it uses many machines.
✅The hotel is labour-intensive because many staff are needed for daily service.
💡The word refers to heavy use of human labour, not heavy use of equipment.