/'mnpaʊə(r); `mæn,pauɚ/
n [U]
1 number of people working or available for work 劳动力
*There's not enough qualified manpower to staff all the hospitals. 缺乏足够的合格人员充实各医院.
* [attrib 作定语] a manpower shortage 缺乏劳动力.
2 power supplied by human physical effort 人力; 体力
*a treadmill driven by manpower rather than water-power 人力驱动而非水力驱动的踏车.

n[U]
all the workers available for a particular kind of work
　a lack of trained manpower
　a scheme to increase police manpower