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indentured

/ɪn.dɛn.t͡ʃɚd/

Meanings
verb

签订契约，使受约束.

To bind a person under such a contract.

Examples :

"The farm owner indentured the migrant worker for seven years in exchange for passage to the country and housing. "
农场主与那位外来务工人员签订了七年的契约，以换取来这个国家的船票和住房，使他受此约束。
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Related Words

Illustration hollows

hollows noun

/ˈhɑloʊz/ /ˈhɑləʊz/

山谷，洼地

"He built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies."

他 在 落 基 山 脉 的 一 处 高 山 谷 地 里，给自己 盖 了 个 小 木屋。

Illustration notches

notches noun

/ˈnɒtʃɪz/

刻痕，凹口

"The carpenter made several notches in the wooden beam to fit the pieces together. "

木匠在木梁上刻了几个凹口，以便把各个部件拼合在一起。

Illustration servants

servants noun

/ˈsɜːvənts/ /ˈsɝvənts/

佣人，仆人

"There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids."

这个家里有三个佣人：一个男管家和两个女佣。

Illustration indenture

indenture noun

/ɪnˈdɛn.ʃɝ/

契约，合同， indenture合同

""The young carpenter signed an indenture to learn his trade, promising to work for the master craftsman for five years." "

这位年轻的木匠签了一份契约，承诺为这位木匠师傅工作五年，以学习他的手艺。

Illustration migrant

migrant noun

/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/

候鸟，迁徙动物。

"Every spring, the returning migrant brings the promise of warmer weather as it builds its nest in our backyard tree. "

每年春天，归来的候鸟在我们后院的树上筑巢，带来了天气转暖的希望。

Illustration housing

housing verb

/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/

容纳，收容

"The car is housed in the garage."

这辆车存放在车库里。

Illustration immigrants

immigrants noun

/ˈɪmɪɡrənts/ /ˈɪmɪˌɡrænts/

移民，外来移民。

"Many immigrants seek better opportunities for their children in a new country. "

许多移民来到一个新的国家，是为了给他们的孩子寻求更好的发展机会。

Illustration wrinkles

wrinkles noun

/ˈrɪŋkəlz/

皱纹，褶皱。

"The old photograph had wrinkles from being folded for many years. "

这张旧照片因为被折叠了很多年，所以产生了许多褶皱。

Illustration passage

passage noun

/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpasɑːʒ/

段落，节选。

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."

她费力地演奏那些高难度的乐段。

Illustration country

country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

地区，区域。

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "

我们小村庄周围的地区大多是农田。

Illustration exchange

exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

交换，互换

"All in all, it was an even exchange."

总的来说，这是一次公平的交换。

Illustration contract

contract noun

/ˈkɒntɹækt/ /ˈkɑntɹækt/ /kənˈtɹækt/

合同，合约。

"Marriage is a contract."

婚姻也是一种契约，双方约定好共同生活的责任和义务。