音标:[,prɔsti'tju:ʃәn] ;
n. 卖淫, 糟蹋, 滥用
[法] 卖淫, 滥用
n. offering sexual intercourse for pay
词型变化:名词复数形式 : prostitutions
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名词100%

prostitution的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The public opinion condemns prostitution.公众舆论遣责卖淫。
  2. Prostitution is on the increase in the city.城里卖淫活动越来越多。
  3. It was poverty that reduced her to prostitution.是贫困迫使她卖淫。
  4. He refused the job, saying it would be (a) prostitution of his talents.他拒不做那工作,说那是大材小用。
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