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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The sentence was two years 'hard laBour suspended for a year.
判处强劳两年，缓期执行一年。 - 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。 - Repairing the monetary union will require hard labour for years, but the alternative is worse.
修复货币联盟需要多年的艰苦努力，但其它选择更糟糕。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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