| 单词 | indentured |
| 释义 | indentured adjective uk/ɪnˈdentʃəd/usrelatingto anofficialagreementthat someone willworkfor someoneelsefor alengthoftime,especiallyinordertolearnajob: Heservedanindenturedapprenticeshipinmechanicalengineering. relatingto anagreementin which someoneworksfor someoneelseuntil they havepaidback adebt,especiallyin the past whenpoorpeopleworkedfor someone in anothercountryinreturnfor being taken to thatcountry: indenturedlabourers/servants/workers Examplesofindenturedindentured He utilizedindenturedservants and his advertisements for runaways can be found in newspapers of the time period. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He initially served as anindenturedservant of an uncle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One is the son of a very wealthy man while the other is anindenturedservant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She originally came to the colonies as anindenturedservant, but had run away, perhaps with the help of friends or relatives. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many families had to let their children work in the mines asindenturedservants in order to survive. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However most 17th century immigrants wereindenturedservants, merchants or artisans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition, such factors as poverty, dislocation, personal ambition, or criminal activity produced enoughindenturedservants to support a well-functioning market structure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The term was also used for many of theindenturedservants. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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