单词 | slave |
释义 | slave¹ 1.(person owned by another)奴隶 2.(person forced to work)被迫像奴隶般工作的人;被奴役的人 3.(person who works for low pay)(待遇差的)苦工 4.(person under domination)受控制的人;被左右的人;被奴役的人 to be a slave to sth + fashion, convention, work是…的奴隶;受制于…;被…奴役 Movie stars used to be slaves to the studio system.电影明星过去完全受制于大制片厂制度。 5.【机】从动装置 slave² 奴隶般地工作;卖命工作 I've been slaving while you lot have been sitting around reading the newspaper.你这家伙坐在那里看报纸的时候, 我一直在拼命干活。 idiom ◆to slave over a hot stove<幽默>围着灶台转 When you've been busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove.忙碌一整天之后, 最不愿意做的就是围着灶台再忙上好几个钟头。 Phrasal Verbslave away |
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