🇬🇧🇨🇳 workforce - 劳动力 : English Lesson

Meaning of "workforce" ("劳动力"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A workforce is the group of people who work in a company, a factory, a school, or even an entire country. These are the people who make things happen—like teachers teaching, bakers baking, and someone fixing the office printer. Without the workforce, nothing would get done.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

When the coffee machine broke, the entire workforce went home because productivity was no longer possible.

At Tim’s company, the workforce is so sleepy that they replaced the office chairs with beds.

The workforce at my mom’s office takes their lunch breaks so seriously, it’s the only time they move fast.

The workforce at my friend’s toy store spends half the day selling toys and the other half playing with them.

Bob’s company has the hardest-working workforce—and by that, I mean one guy named Steve who does everything.

A small bakery workforce wakes at dawn. The workforce folds dough, the workforce bakes bread, and the workforce cleans pans while one worker greets each customer. A shy new worker joins the workforce and learns fast. At noon the town claps for the bakery workforce. They sit down, eat bread, and smile.

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This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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