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Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
奴隶；被他人占有的人
slaves — plural of slave
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奴隶；被他人占有的人
a person who is owned by another and forced to work for them
The slaves loaded the cotton onto the carts.
奴隶们把棉花装上马车。
被他人当作财产持有的奴隶,其劳动和生命受主人控制
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.
被他人占有的人
a person who is owned by someone
苦工；像奴隶一样工作的劳工,如契约仆人
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.
像奴隶一样辛苦工作的人
someone who works as hard as a slave
He is a slave to his daily routine and never takes a day off.
他受日常作息支配，从不休息一天。
AI contextual example
Many people are slaves to their smartphones.
许多人都是手机的奴隶。
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a slave to fashion
时尚的奴隶
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a slave to cocaine
可卡因的奴隶
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Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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