labour-saving
labour-saving — 形容詞
1. created or designed so that everyday jobs can be done with less physical effort
省力的
減少體力或時間耗費的
created or designed so that everyday jobs can be done with less physical effort or in less time than was previously needed.
Priya bought a labour-saving dishwasher so she could spend more time with her children.
Priya 買了一台省力的洗碗機，這樣就能多陪陪孩子。
labour-saving + noun (household appliance)
The warehouse team adopted labour-saving methods that cut packing time in half.
倉儲團隊採用了省力的方法，打包時間減少了一半。
labour-saving + noun (method/process)
Farmers welcomed the labour-saving tractor that ploughed fields in hours.
農民們很歡迎這台省力的曳引機，幾小時就能犁完田。
Leila downloaded a labour-saving app that organizes all her receipts automatically.
Leila 下載了一個省力的應用程式，會自動整理她所有的收據。
The hospital installed labour-saving beds that help nurses adjust patient positions with a button.
醫院安裝了省力病床，護理人員按一個按鈕就能調整病人的姿勢。
- time-saving
focuses specifically on reducing time rather than physical effort
- efficient
broader term; describes any system that wastes little time or energy
- automated
emphasizes that a machine does the work without human intervention
- labour-intensive
requires a lot of physical work or human effort
- time-consuming
takes a long time to complete
文法句型
labour-saving + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive position) to describe a device, tool, or method. Common in both household and workplace contexts.