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slave/sleiv/ n. & v.●n. 1 a person who is the legal property of another or others and is bound to absolute obedience; a human chattel 奴隶 2 a drudge; a person working very hard 苦力，苦工；拼命工作的人 3 (foll. by 后跟 of, to) a helpless victim of some dominating influence 耽迷…的人，对…沉迷的人 slave of fashion 拼命赶时髦的人； slave to duty 尽职尽责的人 4 a machine, or part of one, directly controlled by another 从动装置 ●v. 1 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 at, over) work very hard 拼命工作，苦干 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 to) subject (a device) to control by another 使(装置)从动于 [Middle English from Old French esclave = medieval Latin sclavus, sclava ‘Slavonic (captive)’: see SLAV] |