slavery

美 [ˈsleɪvəri]英 [ˈsleɪvəri]
  • n.奴隶制;蓄奴;奴隶身份;奴隶般的劳动,苦工;<喻>受奴役状态
slaveryslavery

noun

1

奴隶身份
the state of being a slave

to be sold into slavery

被卖为奴

2

奴隶制;蓄奴
the practice of having slaves

the abolition of slavery

奴隶制的废除

slavery

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    N-UNCOUNT 奴隶制;蓄奴制度
    Slavery is the system by which people are owned by other people as slaves.

    My people have survived 400 years of slavery.

    我们的人民从 400 年的奴隶制中挺了过来。

noun

1
the practice of owning slaves
Synonym: slaveholding
2
work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
3
the state of being under the control of another person
Synonym: bondage thrall thralldom thraldom

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  1. Slavery 's inherent problem having always been that the slave becomes a nameless commodity .

    奴隶身份的固有问题就在于奴隶是一件没有名字的日用品。

  2. Any person who had been freed from slavery or whose family had been freed from slavery was permitted to participate in public life .

    任何解除奴隶身份、可获准参与公众生活的个人或家庭。

  3. My people have survived 400 years of slavery .

    我们的人民从400年的奴隶制中挺了过来。

  4. People are still suffering under the yoke of slavery

    人们仍然生活在奴隶制的枷锁之下。

  5. Fear of rapid social change made temporary acquiescence in slavery tolerable in the South .

    对飞速的社会变革的恐惧使得南部对奴隶制暂时的默许变得可以忍受。

  6. They called on the authorities to make slavery a punishable offence .

    他们呼吁当局将蓄奴定为一种应该受到惩罚的罪行。

  7. The relief was indescribable . It was freedom after years of slavery . A great weight lifted from me .

    如释重负的感觉是难以言喻的。这是受多年奴役之后的自由。我卸下了一个重担。

  8. After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil

    1760年后,很多美国人都在谴责奴隶制的社会危害。

  9. It was a re-enactment of the same mental construct under which slavery was justified .

    这是为奴隶制辩护的同一思想观念的再现。

  10. By 1838 , the abolitionists had shamed parliament into ending slavery in British colonies

    到1838年,废奴主义者迫使议会出于道德压力而废除了英国殖民地的奴隶制。

  11. She likens marriage to slavery

    她把婚姻比作奴役。

  12. The poor people in the area will never accept the fate of slavery .

    那个地区的穷人决不会接受被奴役的命运。

  13. They were determined to free themselves from the shackles of slavery .

    他们决心把自己从奴隶制的枷锁中解放出来。

  14. President Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States .

    林肯总统废除了美国的奴隶制。

  15. The institution of slavery was once widespread .

    奴隶制度一度广为流行。

  16. He struck a blow against slavery .

    他反对奴隶制度。

  17. The churches , as everyone knows , opposed the abolition of slavery as long as they dared .

    众所周知,教会过去尽量反对废除奴隶制。

  18. My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery .

    我的最高目标是拯救美国,摧毁奴隶制度。

  19. Few people would not exult at the abolition of slavery .

    奴隶制被废除了,人们无不为之欢乐鼓舞。

  20. The United Kingdom legislates the abolition of slavery in its empire . 1833

    年的今天,英国立法在其帝国内废除奴隶制

  21. Militantly resentful of slavery , he joined the Union Army .

    由于对奴隶制度极为不满,他加入了联邦军队。

  22. They declared for the abolition of slavery .

    他们声明赞成废除奴隶制度。

  23. Let every declamation turn upon the beauty of liberty and virtue , and the deformity , turpitude , and malignity of slavery and vice .

    让每一篇演讲都来谈自由和道德之美,都来谈奴役和邪恶之丑陋、卑鄙和恶毒。

  24. 200 years ago the problem we had to solve was slavery .

    200年前,我们需要解决的问题是奴隶制度。

  25. But one could use this reasoning to prop up slavery .

    不过这样的说辞正好可以用来为奴隶制辩护。

  26. Slavery still exists in some parts of the world .

    奴隶制在世界一些地方仍然存在着。

  27. There was no clear proof standard in the slavery society in China .

    我国奴隶社会时期没有明确的刑事证明标准。

  28. Life is not a day-to-day slavery , life is light .

    人生不是日复一日的苦役,生命是如此的轻盈。

  29. Shang dynasty is the second important slavery dynasty in our history .

    商代是我国历史上第二个重要的奴隶制王朝。

  30. The first chapter deals with the crime committed by slavery .

    文中第一章描述了奴隶制度所犯下的残酷罪行。