slave

1. N-COUNT A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person. 奴隸

The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States. 利比里亞國(guó)家是一個(gè)半世紀(jì)前由來(lái)自美國(guó)的獲得自由的奴隸建立的。

2. N-COUNT You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence. 奴隸般受控制的人

She may no longer be a slave to the studio system, but she still has a duty to her fans. 她也許不再受制片公司制度的控制了，但她對(duì)其粉絲還負(fù)有責(zé)任。

3. V-I If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard. 苦干

When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove. 當(dāng)你忙碌了一整天后，你最不愿意做的事就是花好幾個(gè)鐘頭在灼熱的火爐邊辛苦地勞作。

4. PHRASAL VERB Slave away means the same as . 苦干

He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun. 他凝視著幾百個(gè)正在烈日下苦干的工人們。