slave /sleɪv/ CET4 TEM4 ( slaving, slaved, slaves )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States.

  利比里亚国家是一个半世纪前由来自美国的获得自由的奴隶建立的。

• 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. 奴隶般受控制的人

  例：

  She may no longer be a slave to the studio system, but she still has a duty to her fans.

  她也许不再受制片公司制度的控制了，但她对其粉丝还负有责任。

• 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

  例：

  When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove.

  当你忙碌了一整天后，你最不愿意做的事就是花好几个钟头在灼热的火炉边辛苦地劳作。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB Slave away means the same as . 苦干

  例：

  He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun.

  他凝视着几百个正在烈日下苦干的工人们。