slave
名词
定义 slave 名词
- B2Countable(可數名詞)
A person who is legally owned by another person and is obligated to work for them.
奴隸
Before the American Civil War, many Black slaves were forced to labor on plantations in the Southern states.
在美國內戰之前，許多黑奴被迫在南方各州的種植園中勞動。
The factory workers complained that they were being forced to work like slaves.
工廠工人抱怨他們被迫像奴隸一樣工作。
Historically, slavery has existed in various parts of the world.
歷史上，奴隸制存在於世界各個地區。
动词
定义 slave 动词
- Intransitive(不及物動詞)Verb + adv/prep(動詞+副詞/介詞)
To work extremely hard at a particular task or activity.
為了某事非常努力地工作。
She slaved away all weekend to finish the project before the deadline.
她整個週末都在拼命工作，以在截止日期前完成這個專案。
He has been slaving away at the gym every day to prepare for the competition.
他每天都在健身房拼命訓練，為比賽做準備。
We slaved in the kitchen all day to prepare the dinner.
我們在廚房裡忙了一整天準備晚餐。
成语
- be a slave to something
To be excessively controlled or influenced by something; to be addicted to or dependent on something.
受…控制
• He's a complete workaholic; he's a slave to his job.
他是個完全的工作狂；他被工作奴役了。