slavery

英 [ˈsleɪvəri]

美 [ˈsleɪvəri]

n.  奴隶身份; 奴隶制; 蓄奴

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牛津词典

noun

• 奴隶身份
  the state of being a slave
  1. to be sold into slavery
     被卖为奴
• 奴隶制；蓄奴
  the practice of having slaves
  1. the abolition of slavery
     奴隶制的废除

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 奴隶制;蓄奴制度
  Slaveryis the system by which people are owned by other people as slaves.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the practice of owning slaves
  Synonym:slaveholding
• work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
• the state of being under the control of another person
  Synonym:bondagethrallthralldomthraldom

双语例句

• Have the slaves really got freedom after the abolition of slavery?
  奴隶制废除以后，奴隶们真的获得了自由吗？
• 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。
• He struck a blow against slavery.
  他反对奴隶制度。
• Historically, European powers solved this dilemma through colonisation and slavery.
  从历史上看，当年欧洲强国通过殖民化和奴隶制解决了这一难题。
• They thought slavery was morally wrong
  他们认为奴隶制在道义上是错误的。
• 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。
• Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia.
  19世纪中期美国和俄国都废除了奴隶制。
• The first international social movement was the abolitionist campaign to do away with slavery and the slave trade.
  国际性的社会运动中，首当其冲的是废除奴隶制和奴隶贸易。
• After the abolition of slavery, many blacks in America were liberated.
  奴隶制度废除后，许多美国黑人被解放了。
• 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。