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

• 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。
• 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。
• Statistics are hard to come by. But labour lawyers and court reports indicate that the number of employment disputes has soared, with sacked workers increasingly claiming back overtime.
  统计数据很难获得，但劳动事务律师和法院的报告显示，劳资纠纷数量出现了激增，越来越多的被辞退员工要求获得之前的加班工资。
• The sentence was two years 'hard laBour suspended for a year.
  判处强劳两年，缓期执行一年。
• This I did by mere mallet and chisel, and by hard labour, till I HAD a very handsome boat.
  干这些活时，我只有槌子和凿子，劳动非常艰苦。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。