slave

[sleiv]

n.奴隶, 像奴隶般受制的人
v.做苦工, 做奴隶, 拼命干

n.[C]

1. 奴隶

There were more slaves than citizens in ancient Athens.

在古代的雅典, 奴隶比城镇自由民多。

2. 奴隶般工作的人; 苦工

3. 奴隶般受控制的人; 摆脱不了某种习惯(或影响)的人[(+to/of)]

They are all slaves to fashion.

他们都是拼命赶时髦的人。

4. 【动】奴蚁

5. 从动装置

vi.

1. 奴隶般工作; 苦干[(+away)]

My mother has been slaving away all weekend in the kitchen.

整个周末, 我母亲一直在厨房里忙碌。

2. 贩卖奴隶

词形变化

动词过去式: slaved | 动词过去分词: slaved | 动词现在分词: slaving | 动词第三人称单数: slaves |

词义辨析

同义:

n.奴隶, 农奴

bond servant  bondman  indentured servant  serf

n.做苦工的人, 劳动者

drudge  hack  fag  menial worker  laborer  toiler  workhorse  chattel  menial

n.酒鬼

alcoholic

v.做苦工, 劳动, 苦干, 奋斗

drudge  grub  grind  labor  toil  moil  sweat  struggle  break one's back  work one's fingers to the bone  plod

n.奴役, 使服从

enslave  hold in bondage  subjugate  reduce to slavery  

同义参见:

creature  servant  dependent  

反义参见:

freedman  

英英释义

名词 slave:

a person who is owned by someone

someone who works as hard as a slave

同义词：striver, hard worker

someone entirely dominated by some influence or person

动词 slave:

work very hard, like a slave

同义词：break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down

形容词 slave:

held in servitude

补充

slaveslave英:[sleiv] 美:[slev]n.1.奴隶; 苦工Slaves could be bought and sold like horses.奴隶可以像马匹那样买卖。vi.1.奴隶般地工作; 做苦工He has been slaving in the garden for hours.他在花园里干了数小时。

例句

1. 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。 2. I've been slaving while you lot have been sitting around reading the newspaper.你这家伙坐在那里看报纸的时候, 我一直在拼命干活。 3. When you've been busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove.忙碌一整天之后, 最不愿意做的就是围着灶台再忙上好几个钟头。 4. to slave prisoners of war把战俘伦为奴隶 5. to be slaved to the suspension system从属于悬挂系统 6. to slave for为…而苦干 7. He slaved to get his own house.他拼死拼活地干活以便买到属于他自己的住房。 8. by the time I was ten, I had become her slave, doing all the housework.我十岁时成了她的奴仆，做所有的家务活。 9. the poorest people of the world are slaves to the banks.世界上最穷的人是银行的奴隶。 10. she was no slave to fashion.她不跟着时髦走。 11. [as modifier]a slave cassette deck.一个从动盒式录音机。 12. after slaving away for fourteen years all he gets is two thousand.在做牛做马地工作14年之后，他所得到的只是2,000元。 13. should the need arise, the two channels can be slaved together.假如有必要，这两个频道可以从动控制。 14. the abolition of slavery in America美国奴隶制度的废除 15. freed/escaped/former slaves获得自由/逃跑/曾经的奴隶 16. He treats her like a slave.他把她当奴隶对待。 17. Do it yourself! I'm not your slave!你自己干！我不是你的奴隶！ 18. She's a slave to fashion.她是个拼命赶时髦的人。 19. a slave of desire受欲望支配的人 20. I slaved all morning to get the work done on time.为了按时完成工作，我整个上午都在拼命工作。 21. I spent all day slaving over a hot stove. [=I spent all day cooking]我整天都在做饭。 22. She's been slaving away at her homework.她一直在努力赶做家庭作业。