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workforce

UK/'wɜːkfɔːs/US
B2

Definitions

n.

All the people who work for a company or are available to work in a region

劳动力;全体员工

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
workto make, fashion, labor
+
forcestrong, force
=workforce

work + force = the 'force' (here a body of people) that does the work. A transparent compound, like police force or sales force.

Root forc still carries 40 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.skilled workforce技术劳动力
  • 2.global workforce全球劳动力
  • 3.workforce participation劳动力参与

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The factory has a skilled workforce of over two thousand.

  • 2.

    Automation is reshaping the global workforce.

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