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

• 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。
• He delighted in hard manual labour.
  他从繁重的体力劳动中得到极大的乐趣。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 grain is reaped through the hard labour of the peasants.
  粮食是农民用血汗换来的。
• 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。
• 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。
• The sentence was two years 'hard laBour suspended for a year.
  判处强劳两年，缓期执行一年。