词汇 | slave |
释义 | slave noun[ C ] uk /sleɪv/ us /sleɪv/ B2 a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person: 奴隶 Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States.黑奴以前通常在美国南部的棉花种植园干活。 I'm tired of being treated like a slave!我讨厌被当作奴隶来对待! a galley slave划桨的奴隶 a slave and his master Slaves were treated with sickening cruelty. The slaves were kept in bondage until their death.奴隶们终生受到奴役。 Get your own drink - I'm not your slave! People who serve other people anti-slavery below/above stairsidiom boot boy butler dogsbody gofer handmaiden housemaid labourer lackey lady's maid retainer serf serfdom servant skivvy slave trade slaver valet vassal Idiombe a slave to something slave verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] informaluk /sleɪv/ us /sleɪv/ to work very hard at something: 拼命工作,苦干 We slaved away all week at the report.我们整整一周都在忙那份报告。 humorousI've been slaving over a hot stove(= cooking) all morning.我一上午都在炉子边忙个不停。 See also enslave Work, working and the workplace act as something all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom assignment bandh be at workidiom grind hoop hotelling housekeeping in the line of dutyidiom induction industry job moonlight skivvy slog slouch spadework subtask sweat slave | American Dictionaryslave noun[ C ] us/sleɪv/ social studies a person who is legally owned by someone else and has no personal freedom: Born a slave in 1760, he was sold as a child to a farmer in Delaware. |
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