单词 | slavers |
释义 | slave1 of 3noun ˈslāv plural slaves 1 : a person held in forced servitude 2 disapproving : a person who is completely subservient to a dominating influence a slave to fashion/technology 3 : a device (such as the printer of a computer) that is directly responsive to another 4 : drudge, toiler slave 2 of 3verb slaved; slaving; slaves intransitive verb 1 : to work very hard for long hours or under difficult conditions : drudge 2 : to traffic in people to be sold into slavery transitive verb 1 : to make directly responsive to another mechanism 2 archaic : enslave slave 3 of 3adjective1 a : of, relating to, involving, or used for slavery or enslaved people slave traders a slave auction slave owners a slave economy The relation between freedom and literacy became the compelling theme of the slave narratives, the great body of printed books that ex-slaves generated to assert their common humanity with white Americans and to indict the system that had oppressed them. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. b : held in or forced into servitude : enslaved born of slave parents slave workers c : favoring or legally permitting slavery a slave territory the slave states 2 : operated by remote control the device now tucked away behind the dials isn't properly a clockwork but a … slave unit activated by an electric clock inside the bank The New Yorker specifically : responding to manipulation of the master controls of an apparatus There's also provision for attaching external slave flash units for greater flash range when using print film. Herbert Keppler … had the ultimate compact-disc system—a master machine and four optional slave machines—that will load and play 250 discs altogether … William D. Marbach slavers 1 of 2 nounas in salivas the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands slaver dripped from the snarling dog's jaws Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
slavers 2 of 2verbas in spits to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth a dog slavering over a bone Synonyms & Similar Words
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