hard labour

英 [ˌhɑːd ˈleɪbə(r)]

美 [ˌhɑːrd ˈleɪbər]

n.  劳役; 苦役

法律

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

in AM, use 美国英语用 hard labor


• 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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• 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。
• Indivisible labor model of real business cycle theory As time goes by, it will become increasingly hard to differentiate between mental and manual labour.
  真实经济周期学派的不可分劳动模型将来，脑力劳动和体力劳动更分不开来。
• 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。
• The developing economics and advancing science, free the people from the hard physical labour, but the "civilized disease" and "rich disease" influence their health.
  经济的发展，科学的进步把人们从繁重的体力劳动中解放出来，随之而来的“文明病”“富贵病”却又影响着人们的身体健康。
• He delighted in hard manual labour.
  他从繁重的体力劳动中得到极大的乐趣。
• Poor things, they should do hard labour in the day like the Chinese do.
  可怜人，他们应该向中国人一样在白天做繁重的体力劳动。
• As time goes by, it will become increasingly hard to differentiate between mental and manual labour. Firefox keeps itself up-to-date. Smart Update searches for updates in the background and informs the user about available updates.
  将来，脑力劳动和体力劳动更分不开来。火狐可以自动更新。精巧的自动更新系统可以在后台搜索更新，并提示用户所需要的更新。
• Such an offence shall be punished by detention in prison or at hard labour.
  这样的罪行将处以监禁或服苦役。
• Statistics are hard to come by. But labour lawyers and court reports indicate that the number of employment disputes has soared, with sacked workers increasingly claiming back overtime.
  统计数据很难获得，但劳动事务律师和法院的报告显示，劳资纠纷数量出现了激增，越来越多的被辞退员工要求获得之前的加班工资。
• Music making, characterized by hard mental labour of individuals, requires complete dedication without any interference or temptation.
  音乐创作是一项艰苦的个体精神劳动，需要完全沉下心来，不受任何干抗或诱惑，全身心地投入。