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Slave Person Slaving N Count Slaves 英 美 N

单词 slave
音标
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解释
n. 奴隶;完全受控制的人;从动装置;v.苦干;辛勤地工作;
例句

N-COUNT
奴隶
A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person.
例:The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States.150年前,从美国获得了自由归来的奴隶建立了利比里亚。

N-COUNT
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.
例:Movie stars used to be slaves to the studio system.电影明星过去完全受制于大制片厂制度。

VERB
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.
例:When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove.辛苦了一整天之后,最不愿意做的事情就是在热烘烘的炉子前再忙活上好几个钟头。
变形
third:slaves~done:slaved~pl:slaves~ing:slaving~past:slaved~

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