名词苦役; 苦工; 强迫劳役
1. 强迫劳役 (美作:hard labor)：life imprisonment 无期徒刑 | hard labour 强迫劳役 (美作:hard labor) | fine 罚款
2. 强迫劳役：hard goods 耐用消费品 | hard labour 强迫劳役 | hard landing 硬着陆
3. 苦工; hard winter 严冬：hard (形容詞),指堅實、困難的、嚴厲的 | ─ hard labour 苦工; hard winter 嚴冬 | ─ a hard drinker 指酒量大的人
1. （作为刑罚的）苦工，苦役
Hard labour is hard physical work which people have to do as punishment for a crime.
e.g. 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。
1. They were forced not only into hard labour but also to bear the heavy burdens of corvee and tax.
2. Cui had welcomed hard labour in a bid for such a nomination.
3. He said forcing Chinese citizens into hard labour was one of the most severe crimes Japanese militarists had committed.
4. Besides hard labour in the fields, they supported their children's education by borrowing money from friends and relatives.
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5. It was a new style of work but the Tibetan man understood the meaning of hard labour.