plural slaves
plural slaves
Learner's definition of SLAVE
[count]
1
: someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay奴隶 -
freed/escaped/former slaves获得自由/逃跑/曾经的奴隶
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He treats her like a slave.他把她当奴隶对待。
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Do it yourself! I'm not your slave!你自己干!我不是你的奴隶!
2
disapproving : a person who is strongly influenced and controlled by something被…左右的人 —
+ to or of 2 slave /ˈsleɪv/ verb
slaves; slaved; slaving
slaves; slaved; slaving
Learner's definition of SLAVE
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no object]
: to work very hard拼命工作 -
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。
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I spent all day slaving over a hot stove. [=I spent all day cooking]我整天都在做饭。
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She's been slaving away at her homework.她一直在努力赶做家庭作业。