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

• 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。
• And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
  正在艰难的时候，收生婆对她说，不要怕，你又要得一个儿子了。
• 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。
• Young people typically find it hard to get established in the labour market because of their lack of experience, which makes them especially vulnerable in downturns.
  由于年轻人缺少社会经验，找工作尤为困难，这也使得他们成为衰退浪潮中尤为无助的人群。
• This I did by mere mallet and chisel, and by hard labour, till I HAD a very handsome boat.
  干这些活时，我只有槌子和凿子，劳动非常艰苦。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• The sentence was two years 'hard laBour suspended for a year.
  判处强劳两年，缓期执行一年。