Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense slaves, present participle slaving, past tense, past participle slaved
1N-COUNT 奴隶 A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person. 奴隶
The state of Liberia was formed a century and a half ago by freed slaves from the United States.
150年前,从美国获得了自由归来的奴隶建立了利比里亚。
2N-COUNT 完全被控制的人;完全被影响的人 You can describe someone as a slave when they are completely under the control of another person or of a powerful influence. 完全被控制的人;完全被影响的人
Movie stars used to be slaves to the studio system. [+ to]
电影明星过去完全受制于大制片厂制度。
3VERB 辛苦地工作;卖命地干 If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard. 辛苦地工作;卖命地干 [Also V, V prep]
When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove. [VERB + over]
辛苦了一整天之后,最不愿意做的事情就是在热烘烘的炉子前再忙活上好几个钟头。
Slave away means the same as slave.slave away 同 slave
He stares at the hundreds of workers slaving away in the intense sun.