考研英语高频词汇：slave

考研英语的战场上，词汇是决定胜负的基石。掌握科学的记忆法和真题语境，才能把单词真正刻在脑子里。今天，我们就来拆解一个考研高频核心词——slave，看看它到底有哪些隐藏的考点?

考研英语高频词汇：slave

单词：slave

音标：/sleɪv/

释义：n.奴隶，苦工v.做苦工，拼命地干

考频：★★★★

记法：

采用谐音联想记忆：s（谐音“死”）+ lave（谐音“累夫”，代指累到脱力的人）→ 累死累活干重活的人 → 奴隶、苦工，引申出动词义“拼命做苦工”。

派生词：

slaves (名词复数，意为“奴隶们，苦工们”)

slavery (名词，意为“奴隶制，奴役状态，束缚”)

enslave (动词，意为“奴役，使成为奴隶，使受制于”)

enslavement (名词，意为“奴役，强制束缚”)

搭配：

slave trade 奴隶贸易

slave labor 奴隶劳工，苦役

slave away 拼命苦干，埋头劳作

a slave to/of sth 完全受制于某事物的人，沉迷于某事物的人

考研真题例句：

Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will.

华盛顿在独立战争中目睹了黑人士兵的英勇表现后，开始相信人人生而平等，他不顾亲属的强烈反对，在遗嘱中给予自己的奴隶自由。

Early landowners in the American South made huge profits by forcing slave labor to work on large cotton and tobacco plantations.

美国南部早期的地主通过强迫奴隶劳工在大型棉花和烟草种植园劳作赚取了巨额利润。

Instead of being slaves to endless productivity demands, more and more young workers are prioritizing work-life balance in recent years.

近年来，越来越多的年轻劳动者不再做无休止生产力要求的奴隶，转而优先考虑工作与生活的平衡。

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