| 词汇 | slave away |
| 释义 | Phr V slave away slaves, slaving, slaved slave away to work very hard with little or no restoften + atI've been slaving away at the the housework all morning. humorous I don't know, you two are off having fun and here's me, slaving away over a hot stove ! (= doing a lot of cooking) slave away to work very hard for a long time without much time to rest: While you've been out enjoying yourselves, we've been slaving away in the kitchen all morning. I've spent the last fourteen years slaving away, just to pay off our debts.■ SIMILAR TO: toil away, slog away BrE informal slave awayTo work strenuously and continuously (doing something). I slave away over a hot stove all afternoon, and you can't even be bothered to finish what's on your plate? I've been slaving away at this report for the last three days. I'm just ready for it to be finished! I refuse to slave away for minimum wage slave away (at something)Fig. to work very hard (doing something). I'm tired of slaving away at this and getting nowhere. I'm slaving away for $7.00 an hour and have no prospects for the future. slave awayv. To work very hard or persistently: I've been slaving away in the garden. The accountant slaved away on the tax returns. slave awayverbSee slave away at something slave away (at something) in. to work very hard (doing something). I’m slaving away for $7 an hour and have no prospects for the future. |
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