英语词汇“slave”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

slavenoun [ C ]

uk/sleɪv/us/sleɪv/

B2 a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person:

Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States.

I'm tired of being treated like a slave!

More examples

a galley slave
a slave and his master
Slaves were treated with sickening cruelty.
The slaves were kept in bondage until their death.
Get your own drink - I'm not your slave!

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Servants, slaves & underlings

below/above stairs idiom
butler
clerk
coolie
dogsbody
factotum
housemaid
labourer
lackey
lapdog
maid
majordomo
puppet
retainer
servant
skivvy
slave trade
slavery
stair
valet

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Idiom(s)

be a slave to sth

slaveverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]

uk/sleɪv/us/sleɪv/informal

to work very hard at something:

We slaved away all week at the report.

humorous I've been slaving over a hot stove (= cooking) all morning.

See also

enslave

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Work, working and the workplace

a long way to go idiom
act as sth 1
act as sth
all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom
assignment
cabin
hold down a job idiom
hoop
hot desk
hot-desking
hotelling
housekeeping
labour
slouch
spadework
stroke
sweat
sweat over sth
swing into action idiom
temp

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单词	slave
释义	Contents noun (1) slave (1) verb (1) slave (1) English American slavenoun [ C ] uk/sleɪv/us/sleɪv/ B2 a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person: Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States. I'm tired of being treated like a slave! More examples a galley slave a slave and his master Slaves were treated with sickening cruelty. The slaves were kept in bondage until their death. Get your own drink - I'm not your slave! Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Servants, slaves & underlings below/above stairs idiom butler clerk coolie dogsbody factotum housemaid labourer lackey lapdog maid majordomo puppet retainer servant skivvy slave trade slavery stair valet See more results » Idiom(s) be a slave to sth slaveverb [ I usually + adv/prep ] uk/sleɪv/us/sleɪv/informal to work very hard at something: We slaved away all week at the report. humorous I've been slaving over a hot stove (= cooking) all morning. See also enslave Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Work, working and the workplace a long way to go idiom act as sth 1 act as sth all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) idiom assignment cabin hold down a job idiom hoop hot desk hot-desking hotelling housekeeping labour slouch spadework stroke sweat sweat over sth swing into action idiom temp See more results » slavenoun [ C ] us/sleɪv/ social studies a person who is legally owned by someone else and has no personal freedom: Born a slave in 1760, he was sold as a child to a farmer in Delaware.
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