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slave

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slave1 /sleɪv/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
1 SSLOW POSITION OR RANKsomeone who is owned by another person and works for them for no money 奴隶
the slave trade (=the buying and selling of slaves, especially Africans who were taken to America) 奴隶买卖〔尤指过去对被抓到美洲的非洲人进行的买卖〕
2 be a slave to/of something EFFECT/INFLUENCEto be so strongly influenced by something that you cannot make your own decisions – used to show disapproval 成为某事物的奴隶,完全受某物的控制〔含贬义〕
 a slave to fashion
时尚的奴隶
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slave2 verb [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]  
WORK HARDto work very hard with little time to rest 拼命干,苦干
slave away (at something)
 I’ve been slaving away at this report.
我一直在拼命写这份报告。
slave over
 He’s been slaving over his history essay.
他一直在拼命写历史课论文。
slave (away) over a hot stove (=cook – used humorously) 围着灶台转〔指下厨做饭,幽默用法〕
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Origin slave1
(1200-1300) Old French esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus ( → SLAVIC); because in the early Middle Ages many Slavic people in central Europe were slaves
slave1 nounslave2 verb
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