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

• 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。
• 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。
• Despite the scarcity of nutritions, people in Northwest Area worked hard and engaged in various labour activities and social campaigns.
  然而，在营养普遍缺乏的情况下，西北地区的群众常年超负荷地工作，参与了国家的种种生产活动和社会运动。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Considering that hospital managers work hard on reducing the labour costs and raising the labour efficacy, we suggest that managers should pay attention on increasing hospital manpower and improving the service quality increasingly.
  认为医院在降低劳动成本、提高劳动效益方面做了积极努力，提请各方注意医院人力的投入，以保证医院服务质量的不断提高。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。