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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Such an offence shall be punished by detention in prison or at hard labour.
这样的罪行将处以监禁或服苦役.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Her palms were excoriated hard labour of shoveling.
她的手掌因繁重的挖土劳动而磨破了皮.
期刊摘选
His palms were excoriated by the hard labour of shoveling.
他的手掌因挖土之苦工而破皮了.
辞典例句
Old age disabled him for hard labour.
年迈使他不能干繁重的工作.
期刊摘选
He was sentenced to five years at hard labour.
他被判5年劳役.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
She would have been doing hard labour in prison.
她得关到监狱里去做苦工.
辞典例句
A railroad line was completed after six years of hard labour in the swamps andjungles.
六年后,人们通过辛苦劳作,建设出了一条穿越沼泽和丛林的铁路.
期刊摘选
The judge sentenced him to do hard labour.
法官判他服劳役.
《简明英汉词典》
He forced his thralls into hard labour.
他逼迫他的奴隶们干苦役.
《简明英汉词典》
I certainly wasn't doing hard labour.
当然,这活也不是什么繁重的劳动.
期刊摘选
They were always eating richly and knew neither hard labour nor sorrow.
他们常常举行盛宴,大吃大喝,而对艰辛与悲哀一概不知.
期刊摘选
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。
柯林斯例句