| 单词 | slavery |
| 释义 | slavery slavery /ˈsleɪ.vər.i/ aep /-ɚ-/ noun [U] ► C1 the activity of having slaves or the condition of being a slave: » Slavery still exists in many parts of the world.» Millions of Africans were sold into slavery.Thesaurus+: ↑Servants, slaves and underlings • • • Extra Examples:» William Wilberforce campaigned for the abolition of slavery.» The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South partly over the issue of slavery.» Beneath the surface of contemporary West Indian life lurk memories of slavery.» France abolished slavery on April 27, 1848.» His African-American parents had fled from Kentucky to escape slavery. |
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