单词 | slave |
释义 | slave /sleiv; slev/ n 1 person who is the property of another and bound to serve him. 奴无。 driver n overseer of ~s at work; person who makes those who are under him work very hard. 奴工监督; 迫使下属工作过度的人。 '~ship n ship used in the ~-trade. 奴隶贸易船 f。States n pl southern States of N America in which there was slavery before the Civil War. 南北战争以前美国南方蓄奴各州。 '~trade/-traffic n capturing, transportation, buying and selling, of ~s. 奴隶买 Ao 2 person compelled to work very hard for someone else: 被奴役之人; 苦工; 奴工: You mustn't make a ~ of your au pair giH. 你不可把那个以工作交唤食宿的女孩当做你的奴隶。 3 sb completely in the power of, under the control of, an impulse, habit, etc: 完全受冲动、习惯等控制之人: ~s of fashion, eg persons who feel compelled to dress in the latest fashions; 拚命赶时髦的人们; a ~ to duty/passion/convention/drink. 被职务 (热情,习俗,杯中物) 所控制的人。 w [VP2A, B, C, 3A] ~ (away) (at sth), work hard: 努力工作; 作苫工: Poor Jane! She's been slaving away (= cooking) over a hot stove for three hours! 可怜的珍!她已在热火域旁边辛苦工作 (烹饪) 三个小时了! ~r n ' ~-trader; ship. 贩黄成隶者; 奴隶贸易相。 slavery /'sleivan; 'slevan/ n [U] 1 condition of being a 奴隶状态; 奴役: sold into ~ . 被卖为奴。 2 custom of having ~s: 奴隶制度: men who worked for the abolition of ~ry. 为废除奴隶制度奋斗的人们。 3 hard or 快 dly paid work. 靑初低酬丁作。 slavish /'sleivij; 、 slevij/ adj lacking in independence or originality; abject (2): 奴议性的; 缺乏独立或创作性的; 卑鄙的; 可都的: a slavish imitation, an exact copy showing no originality. 抄袭; 毫无创造性的仿品。 slavishly adv |
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