galley slave

基本解释

Lew Wallace's book Ben-Hur tells the story of a Jewish aristocrat betrayed by his best friend and condemned to serve as a galley slave in the Roman navy.
廖华莱士的小说《宾汉》一书，描写了一名犹太贵族遭好友背叛，被发配到罗马海军战船上作奴隶的经历。
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A galley-slave, escaped from confinement at Toulon.
是从土伦监狱里逃出来的苦役犯。
The use of crutches had made his torso and arms as broad as a galley slave's, but his defenseless legs looked like an orphan's.
使用拐杖把他的躯干和臂膀变得像苦役犯一样宽实，但两条无助的细腿看上去像孤儿的一样。
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