词汇 | slave |
释义 | slave /slev/ n. A human being held in bondage; a bondsman; serf. 奴隶;仆役;农奴。 A drudge. 服贱役者。 One under the power of a habit or vice. 耽溺于恶习之人。 a slave to drink 酗酒之人。 (过去式: slaved; 过去完成式: slaved; 现在进行式: slaving) v.i. To work like a drudge; toil. 做苦工;做牛马。 Why do you slave at that unfulfilling job? 你为何为这没意思的工作卖命? phrases slave it 像牛马一样地辛苦工作。 idoms slave ant 【虫】工蚁。 slave coast 奴隶海岸(非洲西岸之一部,凡黑奴皆载往该区出售给外国人)。 slave driver (a)监督奴隶工作之监工。(b)严苛的工头(监工);严格的上司。 slave hunt (a)觅人充当奴隶。(b)搜寻逃奴。 slave hunter 掳卖奴隶者。 slaver labor (a)作苦役之奴工。(b)苦役;奴役。 slave maker 一种俘掳别种蚂蚁来做奴役的蚂蚁。 slave market 奴隶市场。 slave ship 奴隶船。 slave state 南北战争以前美国南方蓄奴的各州。 slave station (无线电导航)摇控发射台。 slave trade 贩卖奴隶。 slave trader 奴隶贩子。 cf. A slave is the actual legal property of another, and is entirely subject to his owner. Slave 被视作他人之合法财产,完全受制于其主人。 A vassal was one who held land under feudal tenure; the word is now in literary usage interchangeable with slave. Vassal 指在封建制度下领有土地而效忠地主的人;今此字与 slave 可换用。 A serf is one attached to the estate on which he lives, who is and, like the land itself, may be transferred to a new owner. Serf 指不能离开工作地的农奴,土地转手时,他亦随之而易主。 synonyms vassal, serf. |
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