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be in thraldom (to sb/sth)
表示处于被某人或某物奴役的状态。
The people were in thraldom to a cruel dictator.
人民处于残酷独裁者的奴役之下。
奴役；束缚；奴隶状态
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奴役；束缚；奴隶状态
a state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person
The people were in thraldom to a cruel dictator.
人民处于残酷独裁者的奴役之下。
受他人束缚、奴役或征服的状态。
A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.
For centuries the people lived in thraldom to a cruel ruler.
几个世纪以来，人民一直生活在残暴统治者的奴役之下。
She finally escaped the thraldom of her old job and started her own business.
她终于摆脱了旧工作的束缚，创办了自己的事业。
The novel describes the gradual move from thraldom to freedom.
这部小说描写了从奴役到自由的逐步转变。
表示处于被某人或某物奴役的状态。
The people were in thraldom to a cruel dictator.
人民处于残酷独裁者的奴役之下。
强调被某种力量或习惯束缚。
His thraldom to addiction ruined his life.
他对毒品的沉迷毁了他的生活。
表示摆脱奴役或束缚的动作。
She managed to escape thraldom and start anew.
她设法摆脱了奴役，重新开始。
用于比喻，表示某种事物带来的束缚。
The thraldom of poverty kept them trapped.
贫困的束缚使他们被困。
Not this
The conqueror thraldomed the people.
Use this
The conqueror held the people in thraldom.
错误：将“thraldom”用作动词，但它是名词。修正：用“hold in thraldom”短语来表达“奴役”的概念。
Not this
They lived in thralldom.
Use this
They lived in thraldom.
错误：拼写错误，“thraldom”只有一个字母“l”。修正：更正拼写为“thraldom”。
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通常不可数，指被他人控制的状态。
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