prostitution 详细解释

prostitution

[.prɔsti'tju:ʃən]

n.卖淫, 滥用

n.[U]

1. 卖淫

It was poverty that reduced her to prostitution.

是贫困迫使她卖淫。

2. 滥用, 糟蹋

the prostitution of genius

滥用天才

词形变化

名词: prostitutor | 动词过去式: prostituted | 动词过去分词: prostituted | 动词现在分词: prostituting | 动词第三人称单数: prostitutes |

英英释义

名词 prostitution:

offering sexual intercourse for pay

同义词:harlotry, whoredom

补充

prostitutionprostitution英:[ˌprɔstiˈtju:ʃən] 美:[ˌprɑstɪˈtuʃən, -ˈtju-]n.1.卖淫; 作践自己2.滥用某事物

例句

1. She eventually drifts into prostitution.她最终沦为妓女。 2. the leader of a drugs and prostitution ring一个贩毒卖淫团伙的头目 3. She was arrested for prostitution.她因卖淫而被捕。 4. Writing commercials was a prostitution of his talents.撰写商业广告是对他才华的糟蹋。