slave
noun [ C ] uk/sleɪv/ us/sleɪv/
B2 奴隶
a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person
Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States. 黑奴以前通常在美国南部的棉花种植园干活。
I'm tired of being treated like a slave! 我讨厌被当作奴隶来对待！
- More 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!
Idiom
be a slave to somethingidiom disapproving 受…控制;耽迷于;深受…影响
to be influenced too much by something
She's a slave to fashion. 她是个拼命赶时髦的人。
slave
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] informal uk/sleɪv/ us/sleɪv/
拼命工作，苦干
to work very hard at something
We slaved away all week at the report. 我们整整一周都在忙那份报告。
humorous I've been slaving over a hot stove (= cooking) all morning. 我一上午都在炉子边忙个不停。
See also: enslave