slave

sleiv
高考四级六级考研托福 Collins 2

英文释义

n. a person who is owned by someone
n. someone who works as hard as a slave
n. someone entirely dominated by some influence or person
v. work very hard, like a slave

中文翻译

n. 奴隶, 从动装置, 卑鄙的人
vi. 拼命工作
[计] 从设备

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记忆技巧

slave 没有明显的词根词缀,但可以联系到古英语 sclave,表示被占有的人,帮助理解其含义。

例句

1. The story of the slave shows the struggle for freedom.

这个奴隶的故事展示了争取自由的斗争。

2. Many countries have laws against slavery today.

许多国家今天有反对奴隶制的法律。

3. She felt like a slave to her job, working long hours every day.

她觉得自己像是工作的奴隶,每天工作很长时间。

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