prostitution

英 [ˌprɒstɪ'tjuːʃn] 美 [ˌprɑːstə'tuːʃn]

• n. 卖淫；滥用

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 卖淫
2. <文>滥用
3. 糟蹋
4. 为娼
5. 当男妓
6. 出卖灵魂
7. 堕落
8. 作践自己
9. 玷污

英英释义

Noun:

1. offering sexual intercourse for pay

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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• whoredom 卖淫
• harlotry 卖淫行为