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

• The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred
  工厂雇员总数已经从4,000多人减少到几百人。
• 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。
• Our workforce is highly trained and competitive.
  我们的员工队伍训练有素，竞争意识强。
• Chinese and Indian companies are investing in Germany as well because they appreciate our know-how and our skilled workforce.
  中国和印度企业也开始在德国投资，他们看重我们的技术和掌握熟练技能的工人。
• Fears about job security plague nearly half the workforce.
  几乎一半的员工担心失业。
• The company yesterday shed a sixth of its workforce.
  这家公司昨天裁掉了1/6的员工。
• 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。
• We closed the design department and redeploy the workforce in the publicity and sale department.
  我们关闭了设计部门并重新布置了广告宣传部和销售部的劳动力。
• The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
  工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。
• We needed to reskill our workforce to cope with massive technological change
  我们得让工人学习新技能，以应对巨大的技术变革。