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pimp

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pimp1 /pɪmp/ noun [countable]  SEX/HAVE SEX WITHa man who makes money by controlling prostitutes 男皮条客
Examples from the Corpus
pimpWhat's the worst damage a pimp has done?Deuce, a pimp, has added him to a clutch of boys he is taking to a hotel.We went into a bar and found a pimp.I swear to you on the Bible I am not a pimp.Outraged client, former husband, vengeful wife, business rival, an enraged former pimp?Where would the poor girls be without their pimps, who shower money on them and ask for nothing in return?
pimp2 verb  1. [intransitive, transitive] to find customers for a prostitute 〔为妓女〕拉皮条,拉嫖客2 (also pimp out) [transitive] informal to improve something or make it more attractive 改善;装扮 You can pimp your car with these stickers. 你可以用这些贴纸装饰你的车。
man by controlling makes Corpus who prostitutes a money


pimp
I
pimp1 /pɪmp/ noun [countable]
a man who makes money by controlling prostitutes

II
pimp2 verb
1. [intransitive and transitive] to find customers for a prostitute
2. (also pimp out) [transitive] informal to improve something or make it more attractive:
    You can pimp your car with these stickers.


pimpBrE /pɪmp/ 🔊NAmE /pɪmp/ 🔊 nouna man who controls prostitutes and lives on the money that they earn 拉皮条的男人
pimpBrE /pɪmp/ 🔊NAmE /pɪmp/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pimp BrE /pɪmp/ 🔊 NAmE /pɪmp/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it pimps BrE /pɪmps/ 🔊 NAmE /pɪmps/ 🔊past simple pimped BrE /pɪmpt/ 🔊 NAmE /pɪmpt/ 🔊past participle pimped BrE /pɪmpt/ 🔊 NAmE /pɪmpt/ 🔊 -ing form pimping BrE /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] ~ (for sb) to get customers for a prostitute 拉嫖客;做淫媒;拉皮条 [transitive] (informal) to add things to sth to make it look or sound better, especially by making it more individual 修饰,改装,加工(尤指使事物更具个人特色)~ sth Pimp your car with stylish custom wheels! 给你的车装上时尚的订制车轮!🔊🔊~ sth up I would love to pimp the songs up. 我很想让这些歌曲更具特色。🔊🔊