1N-UNCOUNT 做苦工的奴隶;奴隶干的活;苦役Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves. 做苦工的奴隶;奴隶干的活;苦役
The children were used as slave labour in gold mines in the jungle.
在丛林地带,儿童被用作开采金矿的苦役。
The report alleges that thousands of people have been forced into slave labour by the army.
该报告宣称,成千上万的人被军队逼迫做苦役。
2N-UNCOUNT 辛苦但报酬很低的工作;苦工 If people work very hard for long hours for very little money, you can refer to it as slave labour . 辛苦但报酬很低的工作;苦工 [disapproval]
He's been forced into slave labour at burger bars to earn a bit of cash.