Harriet Tubman
/ˌhæriət ˈtʌbmən/
/ˌhæriət ˈtʌbmən/
- (1821-1913) an African American woman who was enslaved from birth but escaped in 1849 and became active in the campaign to end slavery. She was given the nickname Moses because she helped more than 300 slaves to escape by the Underground Railroad. She also worked as a spy (= person employed to find out secret information) for the US Army during the Civil War.
（1821-1913）一位非洲裔美国妇女，从出生起就被奴役，但在 1849 年逃脱并积极参与结束奴隶制的运动。她因帮助300多名奴隶通过地下铁路逃亡而被昵称为“摩西”。内战期间，她还为美国陆军担任间谍（=受雇寻找秘密信息的人）。