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N-COUNT
奴隸
A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person.
例句
The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States.
150年前，從美國獲得了自由歸來的奴隸建立了利比里亞。
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N-COUNT
完全被控制的人;完全被影響的人
You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence.
例句
Movie stars used to be slaves to the studio system.
電影明星過去完全受制于大制片廠制度。
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VERB
辛苦地工作;賣命地干
If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard.
例句
When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove.
辛苦了一整天之后，最不愿意做的事情就是在熱烘烘的爐子前再忙活上好幾個鐘頭。