英语单词 | slave |
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英美音标 | 英 [sleɪv] 美 [sleɪv] |
中文释义 | n.奴隶;像奴隶般受制的人;【机】从动装置 v.做苦工;做奴隶;拼命干 |
英语例句 | (1) This slave dreamed of becoming a freeman. (2) The boy was caught and sold to be a galley slave. (3) He is a slave to drink. (4) Why should I slave away all my life ! (5) We are born to slave it for our lord. |
中文例句 | (1) 这个奴隶梦想着成为一个自由人。 (2) 这个男孩被抓住,并被卖到战舰上做奴隶。 (3) 他是个酒鬼。 (4) 我为什么要辛辛苦苦地干一辈子呀! (5) 我们是生来为君王效犬马之劳的。 |
vocabulary简明 | 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. |
vocabulary扩展 | 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. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]奴隶 A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person.
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]完全被控制的人;完全被影响的人 You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence. [with supp]
3 [VERB 动词]辛苦地工作;卖命地干 If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard. [V [Also V] [V P]
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