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Monalisatuan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

LABOR LOST ?

Dear teachers ,

Please help me with my translation:

This work is time-consuming and labor-lost .

( I mean the work will take a long time and a lot of people to complete it )

If possible ,could you please give me several ways to express this idea

Thank you in advance:)
  

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Hi, I think what you are looking for is labor-intensive. All the best, Hoa Thai

— Hoa Thai

  • Hi, I think what you are looking for is labor-intensive.
  • All the best, Hoa Thai
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Hi,

I think what you are looking for is labor-intensive.

All the best,
Hoa Thai
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Thank you teacher Hoa Thai, but labor-intensive is not the word I'm looking for.Maybe the way I express myself is poor so you don't understand exactly what I mean.

Using labor-lost, I mean that it takes a lot of efforts and energy to complete it .So please kindly show me the exact word for " labor-lost "

Thanks again for your taking the trouble to help me

Best regards
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>labor-lost

This is wrong. Don't invent English, learn it.

I too think that labor intensive is exactly what you need here, based on your description.
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Hi,

> Using labor-lost, I mean that it takes a lot of efforts and energy to complete it.

If you already looked for labor-intensive in a dictionary and still find that is not exactly what you are searching for, then the term 'lost' gives me an idea that you are looking for word(s) to describe 'the work / job / project has wasted / is wasting human resource / many m
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Hoa ThaiOne thing I have learned is that we must try harder to convey our thoughts to help the moderators help us. If we keep asking the same question without adding more words to describe what bother us, they sometimes have no clue. With many learners asking for help, it is difficult for them to read between the lines. Do not hesitate to offer a scenario, which would tak
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Thank you Hoa Thai,

But I think your examples are not the right thing I'm looking for .Maybe my poor expression make you misunderstand me. Just now I will give you a concrete situation so that you know what I mean:

I ask my brother to try to clean the house carefully at one time , because if he does the cleaning carelessly , my father will ask him to clean the house again , and
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TuongvanThank you Hoa Thai,

But I think your examples are not the right thing I'm looking for .Maybe my poor expression make you misunderstand me. Just now I will give you a concrete situation so that you know what I mean:

I ask my brother to try to clean the house carefully at one time , because if he does the cleaning carelessly , my father will ask
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Hi Van. I would say: "that would be work wasted!"
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Thank you Verade,

So, can I say " That will be a waste of time and effort " in this situation ?

Thanks and Best regards
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It would be an excellent alternative.
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