prostitution

[.prɔsti'tju:ʃən]

n.卖淫, 滥用

例句与用法:

Sexual immorality, especially prostitution.

卖淫性关系的不道德,特指卖淫

Prostitution is on the increase in the city.

城里卖淫活动越来越多。

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。

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 |

详细释义:

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