音标:[ˈprɔstɪˌtu:ts] ;
n. 卖淫者, 妓女, 男妓( prostitute的名词复数 )
v. 滥用才能( prostitute的第三人称单数 ); 糟蹋自己; 卖淫; 出卖肉体
n a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
v sell one's body; exchange sex for money

prostitute的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The prostitute was hopped up with morphine.那个妓女在吗啡的作用下昏昏沉沉。
  2. She was arrested and charged with being a common prostitute.她被逮捕并受到以卖淫为业的指控。
  3. Police are inestigating the homicide of a prostitute.警方正在调查一起妓女被杀案件。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. She prostituted herself in order to support her children.她为养活子女而操皮肉生涯。
  2. How shameful he is to prostitute his honour.他出卖自己的荣誉真可耻。

经典引文

  • Prostitutes signal their services from the doorways.

    出自:Jan Morris
  • The use or possession of condoms to prosecute prostitute women undermines women's efforts to protect their health.

    出自:Globe Mail (Toronto)
  • No courtier, even the most prostitute, could go farther.

    出自:D. Hume
  • Technical skill prostituted in the name of death..and destruction.

    出自:Royal Air Force Journal
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