"thralls" in Chinese (Simplified)
奴隶仆人被束缚者
Definition
“Thralls” 指完全被他人控制的人,最初指奴隶,后来也用来指被某事或某人深深影响的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Thralls” 是比较古老或文学性的表达,表示奴隶或被束缚的人。现在常见于“in the thralls of”这样的说法,意思是深陷某种影响或情感。日常口语中很少用,多见于文学作品。
Examples
In the past, some people lived as thralls with no freedom.
过去有些人作为**奴隶**生活,没有自由。
The evil king kept many thralls in his castle.
邪恶的国王在他的城堡里关押了许多**奴隶**。
They broke the chains and freed all the thralls.
他们打破了锁链,释放了所有的**奴隶**。
The villagers felt like thralls to their fears during the storm.
暴风雨中,村民们仿佛成了自己恐惧的**俘虏**。
He was in the thralls of addiction for many years.
他多年深陷**瘾头**难以自拔。
Some writers become thralls to their own imagination.
有些作家成了自己想象力的**奴隶**。