thrall

🇺🇸 /θrɔːl/ 🇬🇧 /θrɔːl/
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noun
R

Being controlled by something, like a powerful feeling or habit.

The gambler was in thrall to his need to play, even when he knew he couldn't afford it.

这个赌徒沉迷于赌博的需求,即使他知道自己负担不起。

R

A person who is a slave, having to obey someone else completely.

The thrall worked from dawn to dusk, with no freedom of their own.

这个奴隶从黎明工作到黄昏,没有自己的自由。

translation

n. 受控制, 奴隶

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Plural thralls