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
- 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。 - 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。 - The grain is reaped through the hard labour of the peasants.
粮食是农民用血汗换来的。 - 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。 - 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 - 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。 - 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。 - Theirs is a life of hard labour and long hours.
她们的生活是一种长时间艰苦劳动的生活。 - 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。