n.[C]

1. 奴隶
   There were more slaves than citizens in ancient Athens.

   在古代的雅典，奴隶比城镇自由民多。

2. 奴隶般工作的人；苦工
3. 奴隶般受控制的人；摆脱不了某种习惯（或影响）的人[（+to/of）]
   They are all slaves to fashion.

   他们都是拼命赶时髦的人。

4. 【动】奴蚁
5. 从动装置

vi.

1. 奴隶般工作；苦干[（+away）]
   My mother has been slaving away all weekend in the kitchen.

   整个周末，我母亲一直在厨房里忙碌。

2. 贩卖奴隶

n.

1. historical a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
   ▸a person who is excessively dependent upon or controlled by something:

   a slave to fashion.
2. a device, or part of one, directly controlled by another. Compare with master¹.

v.

1. work excessively hard.
2. [as noun slaving] historical the action or process of enslaving people.
3. subject (a device) to control by another.