〈主史〉 奴隶。
a person who works very hard without proper remuneration or appreciation
苦工,奴仆
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by the time I was ten, I had become her slave, doing all the housework .我十岁时成了她的奴仆,干所有的家务活。
a person who is excessively dependent upon or controlled by something
奴隶般受控制的人
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the poorest people of the world are slaves to the banks 世界上最穷的人是银行的奴隶
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she was no slave to fashion .她绝不赶时髦。
a device, or part of one, directly controlled by another
从动装置
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[as modifier]
a slave cassette deck .一个从动盒式录音机。比较<Bold>MASTER</Bold><Superscript>1</Superscript>.
work excessively hard
奴隶般工作,拼命工作
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after slaving away for fourteen years all he gets is two thousand .在做牛做马地工作了14年之后,他所得到的只是2,000元。
[with obj.]subject (a device) to control by another
使(装置)从属于(另一装置)
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should the need arise, the two channels can be slaved together .假如有必要,这两个频道可以从动控制。
"Middle English: shortening of Old French