/sleɪv ||; slev/noun
[C] (in past times) a person who was owned by another person and had to work for him/her (旧时)奴隶
➔slaverynoun [U]:
the abolition of slavery in America美国奴隶制度的废除
slave²
/sleɪv ||; slev/verb
[I] slave (away) to work very hard 刻苦工作;苦干
slave1/slev; sleIv/n [C] 1 someone who is owned by another person and must work for them without any pay 奴隶2 be a slave to/of sth to be influenced too much by something 是某事物的奴隶﹐完全受某事物控制: She's a slave to fashion. 她是时尚的奴隶。
slave2 also 又作 slave awayv [I] to work very hard 拼命干﹐苦干: Michael's been slaving away in the kitchen all day. 迈克尔在厨房里苦干了一整天。
slaveslaveslavesslavedslaving2verb (slaves, slaving, slaved)to work very hard: I've been slaving away all day.slaveslaveslaves1nouna person who belongs to another person and must work for that person for no money▶ slaverynoun (no plural): When did slavery end in America?