| 单词 | slave |
| 释义 | slave (once / 43 pages) nv Someone who is the property of another person is called a slave. To own a slave is morally and legally wrong; people should be free. Throughout history there have been slaves, and in some parts of the world some people still force others into slavery. Often the word is used more loosely. You might buy a lot of clothes because you're a slave to the latest fashion trends. You could spend all day in the kitchen, preparing 12 casseroles, working like a slave. That kind of exaggeration is common, but don't kid yourself: nothing is really similar to — or as horrible as — being a slave. WORD FAMILYslave: enslave, non-slave, slaved, slaveless, slavelike, slaver, slavery, slaves, slaving, slavish+/enslave: enslaved, enslavement, enslaves, enslaving/enslavement: enslavements/slaver: slavered, slavering, slavers/slavery: slaveries/slavish: slavishly USAGE EXAMPLESA second likely track of infection was the slave trade. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) About 150 slaves worked the land, growing tobacco and grains. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves,” Obama told the crowd. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a person who is owned by someone Exp|Hypo|Hyper Dred Scott United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858) Nat TurnerUnited States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831) Denmark VeseyUnited States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822) bondman, bondsman a male slave bondmaid, bondswoman, bondwomana female slave bond servantsomeone bound to labor without wages creature, puppet, toola person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else galley slavea slave condemned to row in a galley bondman, bondsmana male bound to serve without wages bondmaid, bondswoman, bondwomana female bound to serve without wages thrallsomeone held in bondage individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 2n someone entirely dominated by some influence or person a slave to fashion a slave to cocaine his mother was his abject slave Hyper individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being 3n someone who works as hard as a slave Syn|Hyper hard worker, striver worker a person who works at a specific occupation 4v work very hard, like a slave Syn|Hyper break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down do work, work be employed |
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