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n. [U]

A. 奴隶身份，奴役 (the state of being under the control of another person)

All those who were captured were sold into slavery. 所有被抓获的人都被卖去当奴隶。

    The abolition of slavery had been exercised in many countries.

奴隶制在许多国家已经被废除。

Slavery is the antithesis of freedom. 奴役与自由是对立的。

B. 奴隶制，蓄奴 (the practice of owning slaves)

    Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.

亚伯拉罕·林肯在美国废除了奴隶制。

C. 奴隶般的劳动，苦役 (work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay)

    When work is a pleasure, life is joy! When work is duty, life is slavery.

工作是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受！工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役。

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