servitude

英['sɜːvɪtjuːd] 美['sɜːrvətuːd]
  • n. 奴役；束缚；徒刑；〈法〉役劝
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment;

    "penal servitude"

双语例句

1. They may grant you power, honour, and riches but afflict you with servitude, infamy, and poverty.
他们可以给你权力 、 荣誉和财富,但却用奴役 、 耻辱和贫穷来折磨你.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The criminal was sentenced to five years'servitude.
这犯人被判处五年劳役.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. The essay exhorts women to cast off their servitude to husbands and priests.
该文劝告女性不要再对丈夫和牧师低三下四。

来自柯林斯例句

4. What started as subjection by force soon became " voluntary servitude ".
这样,最初的暴力征服很快就变成了 “ 甘受奴役 ”.

来自辞典例句

5. Such ill - paid farm work is a form of servitude.
这种农活儿工资低得可怜,简直是苦役.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They spent their lives in servitude.
      他们在奴役下生活。
    2. Such ill-paid farm work is a form of servitude.
      这种农活儿工资低得可怜，简直是苦役。
    3. Yet what could she offer them except a life of poverty, servitude and despair?
      可是除了贫穷、不自由和绝望的生活,她能给予孩子们什么呢?
    4. The criminal was sentenced to five years' servitude.
      这犯人被判处五年劳役。

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