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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The team have really worked hard and Mansell is enjoying the fruits of that labour
  这支队伍真正付出了辛劳，而曼塞尔正在享受着这种辛劳的成果。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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