hard labour

noun

🔊/ˌhɑːd ˈleɪbə(r)/

🔊/ˌhɑːrd ˈleɪbər/

(US English hard labor)

[uncountable]

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punishment in prison that involves a lot of very hard physical work劳役；苦役
- He was sentenced to ten years’ hard labour.他被判十年苦役。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2