中英互译
prostitute
英 /ˈprɒstɪtjuːt/美 /ˈprɑːstɪtuːt/
基本释义
- n.(尤指妇女)卖淫者,娼妓;出卖节操者
- v.卖淫;出卖(自己),滥用才能
- adj.卖淫的,堕落的
复数prostitutes
第三人称单数prostitutes
现在分词prostituting
过去式prostituted
过去分词prostituted
词语例句
(尤指妇女)卖淫者,娼妓cn.
She became a prostitute in order to pay for her cocaine habit.
她为花钱过可卡因毒瘾而成了一名妓女。
出卖节操者cn.
In my view, they are literally careerist political prostitutes.
在我眼里,他们简直是追逐名利的政界失节者。
卖淫vt.
She was paid £50 by the man by prostituting herself.
她通过卖淫,从这个男人那里赚到了30英镑。
出卖(自己),滥用才能vt.
Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts.
许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
- Jodie Foster played a young prostitute in the 1976 film "Taxi Driver".朱迪·福斯特在1976年的电影《出租车司机》中扮演一名年轻的妓女。
- Milton explains the preposterous idea that he has ever visited a prostitute.弥尔顿解释了他曾拜访过妓女这一荒谬想法。
- If the prostitute establishment has a barbershop-like sign or neon lighting, then that's the kind of place I'm talking about.如果妓院有类似理发店的招牌或霓虹灯,那就是我说的那种地方。
相关短语
- STORY OF A PROSTITUTE春妇传
- underage prostitute雏妓
- unlicensed prostitute暗娼;私娼
- A Prostitute咸水妹;风月恩仇;么二
- unregistered prostitute暗娼;私娼
词语扩展
n.
prostitution卖淫;滥用;出卖灵魂
词义分布
妓
33.3%
妓女
22.2%
出卖
16.7%
婊子
16.7%
娼妓
11.1%
英英释义
- n.a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- v.sell one's body; exchange sex for money
词源
- prostitute卖淫,妓女,男妓来自拉丁语prostituere,卖淫,来自pro-,向前,-stit,站立,词源同stand,institute.字面意思即站在前面,引申词义买卖,供挑选等。
- prostitute妓女前缀pro-表“向前,在前”;词根stit-表“站、立”,如constitute(组成,本义“站在一起”);所以该词本义为“向前站,站于人前”,含有站在人面前,供人挑选的意味。