| 单词 | slave |
| 释义 | slave —slave /sleɪv/ noun [C] ► B2 a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for them: » Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States.» I'm tired of being treated like a slave!Thesaurus+: ↑Servants, slaves and underlings• • • Extra Examples:» a galley slave» a slave and his master» Slaves were treated with sickening cruelty.» The slaves were kept in bondage until their death.» Get your own drink - I'm not your slave!verb [I usually + adv/prep] INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for slave ► F0 to work very hard at something: » We slaved away all week at the report.» HUMOROUS I've been slaving over a hot stove (= cooking) all morning.→ SEE ALSO ENSLAVE(Cf. ↑enslave)Thesaurus+: ↑Work, working and the workplace , ↑Working hours and periods of work |
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