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

• He believes they will be hard hit by rising labour costs in China and by higher global steel prices.
  他认为，中国劳动力成本上升和国际钢铁价格走高，将对中国造船企业造成沉重打击。
• The grain is reaped through the hard labour of the peasants.
  粮食是农民用血汗换来的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。