(chiefly historical)a person dealing in or owning slaves (主史)奴隶贩子 ■a ship used for transporting slaves 奴隶贩运船
slaver2 [ˈslavə, ˈsleɪvə] noun
[mass noun]saliva running from the mouth 口水,涎液 ■(archaic, figurative)excessive or obsequious flattery (古,喻)恭维,奉承
verb
[no obj.]let saliva run from the mouth 淌口水 the Labrador was slavering at the mouth. 这只拉布拉多猎狗正在淌口水。 ■show excessive desire 垂涎 suburbanites slavering over drop-dead models. 垂涎于引人注目的模特们的郊区居民。
语源
Middle English: probably from Low German; compare with slobber