hard labour
英 [ˌhɑːd ˈleɪbə(r)]
美 [ˌhɑːrd ˈleɪbər]
n. 劳役; 苦役
牛津词典
noun
- 劳役；苦役
punishment in prison that involves a lot of very hard physical work
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT （作为刑罚的）苦工，苦役
Hard labouris hard physical work which people have to do as punishment for a crime.- The sentence of the court was twelve years' hard labour, to be served in a British prison.
法庭判其在一所英国监狱里服12年苦役。
- The sentence of the court was twelve years' hard labour, to be served in a British prison.
in AM, use 美国英语用 hard labor
双语例句
- The grain is reaped through the hard labour of the peasants.
粮食是农民用血汗换来的。 - Unlike specific labor, abstract labor is intangible and cannot be measured. As time goes by, it will become increasingly hard to differentiate between mental and manual labour.
抽象劳动不同于具体劳动那样可视可量。将来，脑力劳动和体力劳动更分不开来。 - He believes they will be hard hit by rising labour costs in China and by higher global steel prices.
他认为，中国劳动力成本上升和国际钢铁价格走高，将对中国造船企业造成沉重打击。 - Get nothing in reward for ones hard work Workers are paid for their labour.
辛苦工作而无任何报酬工作的人按劳获得报酬。 - Madagascar's exiled former president has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for ordering the killing of opposition supporters.
马达加斯加被流放的前总统因下令屠杀反对派支持者被判处无期劳役徒刑。 - Perhaps hard physical labour is still needed for the family to make its living.
也许是因为维持家庭生计动仍然很需要体力劳动； - We feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labour camp.
我们害怕不知道什么时候就会被送去劳改营。 - Mr Clinton travelled on what the Obama administration characterised as a "private mission" to obtain the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two US journalists sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labour for illegally entering the country.
克林顿此行被奥巴马政府称作“私人使命”，目的是争取让这两名记者获释，她们因非法进入朝鲜，在6月份被判处12年劳动教化。 - Importantly, this means getting along with those who have been promoted internally after three years of hard labour as analysts.
重要的是，这意味着要与那些经过三年艰苦分析员工作被内部提升为经理的人打交道。 - Work Hard to Open up a New Prospect for Labour Union of Colleges
努力开创新世纪院校工会工作的新局面