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1 (noun) in the sense of servant

Definition

a person legally owned by another for whom he or she has to work without freedom, pay, or rights

still living as slaves in the desert

Synonyms

servant

She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant.

serf

He was the son of an emancipated serf.

vassal

the vassal's oath of homage to his lord

bondsman

slavey (British, informal)

varlet (archaic)

villein

bondservant

2 (noun) in the sense of drudge

Definition

a badly-paid person doing menial tasks

wage slaves stuck in offices

Synonyms

drudge

I was treated like a household drudge.

skivvy mainly British)

scullion (archaic)

bitch (slang)

(verb) in the sense of toil

Definition

to work very hard for little or no money

slaving over a hot stove

Synonyms

toil

Boys toiled in the hot sun to finish the wall.

labour

farmers labouring in the fields

grind (informal)

drudge

sweat

graft

I really don't enjoy grafting away in a stuffy office all day.

slog

We've slogged at the project for months now.

sweat blood

skivvy (British)

work your fingers to the bone

work your guts out

keep your nose to the grindstone

单词	slave
释义	Trends of slave View usage for: slave (sleɪv) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense slaves, present participle slaving, past tense, past participle slaved 1. countable noun A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person. The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from theUnited States. 2. countable noun You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence. Movie stars used to be slaves to the studio system. [+ to] 3. verb If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard. When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving overa hot stove. [VERB + over] [Also V, V prep] Slave away means the same as slave. He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun. [VERB PARTICLE] Phrasal verbs: See slave away More Synonyms of slave slave in British English (sleɪv) noun 1. a person legally owned by another and having no freedom of action or right to property 2. a person who is forced to work for another against his or her will 3. a person under the domination of another person or some habit or influence a slave to television 4. a person who works in harsh conditions for low pay 5. a. a device that is controlled by or that duplicates the action of another similar device (the master device) b. (as modifier) slave cylinder verb 6. (intransitive; often foll by away) to work like a slave 7. (transitive) an archaic word for enslave Word origin C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin Sclāvus a Slav, one held in bondage (from the fact that the Slavonic races were frequentlyconquered in the Middle Ages), from Late Greek Sklabos a Slav slave in American English (sleɪv) noun 1. a human being who is owned as property by, and is absolutely subject to the will of, another; bondservant divested of all freedom and personal rights 2. a person who is completely dominated by some influence, habit, person, etc. a slave to fashion 3. a person who slaves; drudge 4. slave ant 5. a device actuated or controlled by another, similar device verb intransitiveWord forms: slaved or ˈslaving 6. to work like a slave; drudge 7. to deal in slaves; be a slaver verb transitive 8. Archaic to enslave Word origin ME sclave < OFr or ML: OFr esclave < ML sclavus, slave, orig., Slav < LGr Sklabos, ult. < OSlav Slovēne, native name of a Slavic people: first used of captives of Slavic orig. in SE Europe slave in Mechanical Engineering (sleɪv) Word forms: (regular plural) slaves noun (Mechanical engineering: General) A slave is a device that is controlled by another similar device or that copies the action of another similar device. Most hydraulic braking systems have one master cylinder near the pedal with slave cylinders on each wheel. The pins that retain the slave (or link) rods in the master rod are called link pins. A slave is a device that is controlled by another similar device or that copies the actionof another similar device. Synonyms of 'slave' servant, serf, vassal, bondsman drudge, skivvy, scullion, bitch toil, labour, grind, drudge More Synonyms of slave In other languages slave British English: slave /sleɪv/ NOUN A slave is a person who is owned by another person and has to work for that person without pay. They had to work as slaves. American English: slave Arabic: عَبْد Brazilian Portuguese: escravo Chinese: 奴隶 Croatian: rob Czech: otrok Danish: slave Dutch: slaaf European Spanish: esclavo Finnish: orja French: esclave German: Sklave Greek: σκλάβος Italian: schiavo Japanese: 奴隷 Korean: 노예 Norwegian: slave Polish: niewolnik European Portuguese: escravo Romanian: sclav Russian: раб Latin American Spanish: esclavo Swedish: slav Thai: ทาส Turkish: köle Ukrainian: раб Vietnamese: nô lệ British English: slave /sleɪv/ VERB If you slave, you work very hard. He slaved over his poem for three evenings. He was slaving away in the hot kitchen. American English: slave Arabic: يُكَدِّحُ Brazilian Portuguese: escravizar Chinese: 辛勤努力 Croatian: robovati Czech: otročit Danish: slave Dutch: uitsloven (zich) European Spanish: esclavizar Finnish: raataa French: trimer German: schuften Greek: σκλαβώνω Italian: lavorare come uno schiavo Japanese: 奴隷のように働く Korean: 혹사하다 Norwegian: slave Polish: tyrać European Portuguese: escravizar Romanian: a munci ca un rob Russian: выполнять тяжелую работу Latin American Spanish: esclavizar Swedish: slava Thai: ทำงานอย่างหนัก Turkish: köle gibi çalışmak Ukrainian: працювати як раб Vietnamese: làm việc như nô lệ All related terms of 'slave' slave ant any of various ants , esp Formica fusca, captured and forced to do the work of a colony of ants of another species ( slave-making ants ) slave away Slave Coast the coast of W Africa between the Volta River and Mount Cameroon , chiefly along the Bight of Benin : the main source of African slaves (16th–19th centuries) slave labor Slave labor refers to slaves or to work done by slaves. Slave River a river in W Canada , in the Northwest Territories and NE Alberta , flowing from Lake Athabaska northwest to Great Slave Lake. Length : about 420 km (260 miles) slave ship a ship used to transport slaves , esp formerly from Africa to the New World Slave State any of the 15 Southern states in which slavery was legal until the Civil War slave trade The slave trade is the buying and selling of slaves, especially Black Africans, from the 16th to the 19th centuries. wage slave a person dependent on a wage or salary white slave a girl or woman forced or sold into prostitution galley slave a criminal or slave condemned to row in a galley slave driver someone who makes another person work very hard with little or no help or remuneration slave labour Slave labour refers to slaves or to work done by slaves. slave trader someone who bought or sold slaves slave trading the act of buying or selling slaves slave traffic the traffic of slaves slave cylinder a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system Great Slave Lake a lake in NW Canada, in the Northwest Territories : drained by the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean . Area: 28 440 sq km (10 980 sq miles) Great Slave River a river in W Canada , in the Northwest Territories and NE Alberta , flowing from Lake Athabaska northwest to Great Slave Lake. Length: about 420 km (260 miles) slave-making ant an ant of any of several species that enslave ants of other species, as by raiding their nests to carry off pupae that are kept until they become useful as workers Chinese translation of 'slave' slave (sleɪv) n (c) 奴隶(隸) (núlì) to work like a slave 像奴隶(隸)般工作 (xiàng núlì bān gōngzuò) a slave to sth 受某物掌控 (shòu mǒuwù zhǎngkòng) All related terms of 'slave' slave away 苦干(幹) kǔgàn slave over 拼命地干(幹) pīnmìng de gàn a slave to sth 受某物掌控 shòu mǒuwù zhǎngkòng to work like a slave 像奴隶(隸)般工作 xiàng núlì bān gōngzuò to slave over a hot stove 在灼热(熱)的炉(爐)子前忙碌 zài zhuórè de lúzi qián mánglù 1 (noun) in the sense of servant Definition a person legally owned by another for whom he or she has to work without freedom, pay, or rights still living as slaves in the desert Synonyms servant She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant. serf He was the son of an emancipated serf. vassal the vassal's oath of homage to his lord bondsman slavey (British, informal) varlet (archaic) villein bondservant 2 (noun) in the sense of drudge Definition a badly-paid person doing menial tasks wage slaves stuck in offices Synonyms drudge I was treated like a household drudge. skivvy mainly British) scullion (archaic) bitch (slang) (verb) in the sense of toil Definition to work very hard for little or no money slaving over a hot stove Synonyms toil Boys toiled in the hot sun to finish the wall. labour farmers labouring in the fields grind (informal) drudge sweat graft I really don't enjoy grafting away in a stuffy office all day. slog We've slogged at the project for months now. sweat blood skivvy (British) work your fingers to the bone work your guts out keep your nose to the grindstone Additional synonyms in the sense of graft Definition to work hard I really don't enjoy grafting away in a stuffy office all day. Synonyms work, labour, struggle, sweat (informal), grind (informal), slave, strive, toil, drudge, travail in the sense of labour Definition to do physical work farmers labouring in the fields Synonyms work, toil, strive, work hard, grind (informal), sweat (informal), slave, endeavour, plod away, drudge, travail, slog away (informal), exert yourself, peg along or away (British), plug along or away (informal) in the sense of serf Definition (esp. in medieval Europe) a labourer who could not leave the land on which he worked He was the son of an emancipated serf. Synonyms vassal, servant, slave, thrall, bondsman, varlet (archaic), helot, villein, liegeman Synonyms of 'slave' slave Explore 'slave' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of slog Definition to work hard and steadily We've slogged at the project for months now. Synonyms work, labour, toil, slave, plod, persevere, plough through, sweat blood (informal), apply yourself to, work your fingers to the bone, peg away at, keep your nose to the grindstone in the sense of vassal Definition (in feudal society) a man who gave military service to a lord in return for protection and often land the vassal's oath of homage to his lord Synonyms serf, slave, bondsman, subject, retainer, thrall, varlet (archaic), bondservant, liegeman
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