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slaves

/sleɪvz/

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noun

奴隶，奴才。

A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.

Examples :

"In ancient times, captured prisoners of war were often forced to become slaves, working the land for their captors. "

在古代，被俘虏的战俘经常被迫成为奴隶，为他们的俘虏耕种土地。

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noun

劳工，苦力.

A drudge; one who labors or is obliged (e.g. by prior contract) to labor like a slave with limited rights, e.g. an indentured servant.

Examples :

"Because they were deeply in debt to the company store, the miners felt like slaves, forced to work long hours in dangerous conditions just to survive. "

由于他们欠公司商店巨额债务，矿工们觉得自己就像苦力一样，被迫在危险的环境中长时间工作，仅仅是为了生存。

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noun

奴隶，苦力

An abject person.

Examples :

"The employees were treated like slaves, forced to work overtime without pay and forbidden from taking breaks. "

这些员工被当成奴隶苦力一样对待，被迫无偿加班，还不允许休息。

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noun

奴隶，受制者，被支配者

One who has no power of resistance (to something), one who surrenders to or is under the domination (of something).

Examples :

"a slave to passion, to strong drink, or to ambition"

受激情、酗酒或野心所奴役。

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noun

性奴，奴隶。

(BDSM) A submissive partner in a BDSM relationship who (consensually) submits to (sexually and/or personally) serving one or more masters or mistresses.

Examples :

"In their BDSM relationship, Maria and David alternate roles; sometimes Maria is the dominant one and David is one of her slaves, eagerly fulfilling her desires. "

在他们的虐恋关系中，玛丽亚和大卫轮换角色；有时玛丽亚是支配者，而大卫则是她的一个“性奴”，渴望地满足她的欲望.

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noun

性奴，性奴隶

A sex slave, a person who is forced against their will to perform, for another person or group, sexual acts on a regular or continuing basis.

Examples :

"The authorities rescued the women who were being held as sex slaves. "

当局解救了那些被囚禁为性奴的女性。

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noun

从属设备，辅助设备。

A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another (a master).

Examples :

"The photographer set up the main flash unit and two slaves that would fire automatically when the main flash went off, providing better lighting for the portrait. "

摄影师设置了主闪光灯和两个从属闪光灯，主闪光灯闪光时，它们会自动闪光，为肖像提供更好的照明。

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verb

奴役，使为奴隶

To work as a slaver, to enslave people.

Examples :

"Because he believed in his superiority, the cruel overseer used his power to slave the local villagers, forcing them to work without pay. "

由于他坚信自己高人一等，那个残忍的监工利用职权奴役当地村民，强迫他们无偿劳动。

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verb

卖力，苦干

Examples :

"I was slaving all day over a hot stove."

我一整天都在热灶台旁卖力地干活。

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verb

使成为从属，使受控

To place a device under the control of another.

Examples :

"to slave a hard disk"

使硬盘成为从属设备

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