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laboured

/ˈleɪ.bəd/

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adjective

/ˈleɪ.bəd/C1formalbritish
  • ruОписывает что-то, что делается с большим усилием или трудом, часто кажущееся натянутым или неестественным.

Describes something that is done with great effort or difficulty, often appearing forced or unnatural.

  1. Lacking natural easeC1formal

    Not flowing or effortless; appearing forced or artificial.

    ruНатужный

    • The actor's performance felt laboured and unnatural.
    • She gave a laboured smile, trying to hide her disappointment.
    • His laboured speech suggested he was reading from a script.

    Synonymsaffectedawkwardcontrivedforcedlaboredponderousstiltedstrainedunnatural

    Antonymseasyeffortlessflowingfluentnaturalspontaneous

  2. Requiring or showing effortB2formal

    Done with great difficulty or strain; showing signs of hard work.

    ruЗатруднённый

    • The hiker's laboured breathing indicated the altitude was affecting him.
    • She completed the task with laboured steps, exhausted by the long day.
    • The old machine moved with a laboured motion, grinding slowly.

    Synonymsarduousdifficulteffortfulforcedhardheavylaboriousstrainedtryingunnatural

    Antonymseasyeffortlessfluentnaturalsmooth

Forms
  • more laboured comparative form
  • most laboured superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

labor/ˈleɪ.bər/B2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия усердной работы, приложения физических или умственных усилий или борьбы за достижение чего-либо.

A verb used to indicate the act of working hard, exerting physical or mental effort, or struggling to achieve something.

  1. Work hardB1formalamerican

    To work very hard, especially physically.

    ruУсердно работать

    • The workers labored in the fields all day.
    • She labored over her thesis for months.
    • They labored to build the bridge despite the harsh weather.

    Synonymsgrindslaveslogstrivestruggletoilwork

    Antonymsidlelazeloafrelaxrest

  2. Struggle or move with difficultyB2formalamerican

    To move or proceed with great effort or difficulty.

    ruС трудом продвигаться

    • The old car labored up the steep hill.
    • He labored to breathe after running the marathon.
    • The ship labored through the heavy storm.

    Synonymslumberplodslogstrainstruggletoiltrudgework

Forms
  • labored past participle
  • laboured past participle
  • labored past simple
  • laboured past simple
  • laboring present participle
  • labouring present participle
  • labors third person singular
  • labours third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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