slave labour

noun
🔊/ˌsleɪv ˈleɪbə(r)/
🔊/ˌsleɪv ˈleɪbər/
(US English slave labor)
[uncountable]
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  1. work that is done by slaves; the slaves who do the work奴隶劳动;干苦役的奴隶
    • Huge palaces were built by slave labour.宏伟的宫殿是奴隶建成的。🔊🔊
  2. (informal) work that is very hard and very badly paid繁重而报酬很低的工作
    • I left because the job was just slave labour.我之所以离开是因为那工作简直是奴隶干的。🔊🔊