slavery

['sleivəri]

n. 奴役, 奴隶制, 奴隶身份

例句与用法:

Slavery is the antithesis of freedom.

奴役与自由是对立的。

The abolition of slavery had been exercised in many countries.

奴隶制在许多国家已经被废除。

Chains are a badge of slavery.

锁链是奴役的标志。

Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.

亚伯拉罕·林肯在美国废除了奴隶制。

词形变化:

名词复数: slaveries |

详细释义:

n.[U]

1. 奴隶身份; 奴役

All those who were captured were sold into slavery.

所有被抓获的人都被卖去当奴隶。

2. 奴隶制; 蓄奴

3. 奴隶般的劳动, 苦役

4. 屈从, 受支配; 沉缅[(+to)]