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 developing economics and advancing science, free the people from the hard physical labour, but the "civilized disease" and "rich disease" influence their health.
经济的发展，科学的进步把人们从繁重的体力劳动中解放出来，随之而来的“文明病”“富贵病”却又影响着人们的身体健康。
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。
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 delighted in hard manual labour.
他从繁重的体力劳动中得到极大的乐趣。
Indivisible labor model of real business cycle theory As time goes by, it will become increasingly hard to differentiate between mental and manual labour.
真实经济周期学派的不可分劳动模型将来，脑力劳动和体力劳动更分不开来。
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。
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。
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。
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。