indenture
US /ɪnˈden.tʃɚ/
UK /ɪnˈden.tʃər/
名词
契约, 合同, 学徒合同
a formal legal agreement, contract, or document, especially one that binds an apprentice to a master or a servant to an employer
示例:
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The young man signed an indenture to serve as an apprentice for seven years.
这个年轻人签署了一份学徒合同，作为学徒服务七年。
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Many immigrants came to the colonies under an indenture system.
许多移民在契约制度下前往殖民地。
动词
签订契约, 使...成为学徒
to bind (someone) by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer
示例:
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He was indentured to a blacksmith for five years.
他被签订契约，在铁匠铺当了五年学徒。
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The company indentured several workers from overseas.
该公司签订契约雇佣了几名海外工人。