劳役 meaning in English
corvee; forced labour; penal servitude
◇劳役地租 labour rent; rent in the form of service; 劳役农场 penal farm
Examples
- He was sentenced to five years at hard labour .
他被判五年劳役。 - He was sentenced to 10 years' hard labor .
他被判十年劳役。 - In the teak-bearing districts the old compulsory services remained in force .
在柚木产区仍然保留了旧的强迫劳役制。 - The whole of a man's income is expended in the purchase of services and of commodities .
个人之全部所得，乃是用来购买劳役和商品的。 - Here the lot of men born of the flesh is but to endure midst toil and tribulation .
此时此地，芸芸众生的血肉之躯，只不过是在劳役和苦难中熬煎。