prostitute

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Occupations

pros·ti·tute1 /ˈprɒstɪtjuːt $ ˈprɑːstɪtuːt/ noun [countable]  BOSYsomeone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with people 娼妓，妓女

Examples from the Corpus

prostitute• She didn't look like a prostitute. She wasn't even wearing any make-up.• Female prostitutes also can infect their unborn babies.• Male prostitutes lined the street looking for customers.• Twelve percent of women's Oscars have gone to actresses playing prostitutes, with or without hearts of gold.• In the evenings the prostitutes would like the streets, calling out to passing men.prostitute2 verb  1  [transitive] if someone prostitutes a skill, ability, important principle etc, they use it in a way that does not show its true value, usually to earn money 出卖〔才能、原则等〕，为钱而滥用〔才能〕 Friends from the theater criticized him for prostituting his talent in the movies. 戏剧界的朋友批评他从事电影业是糟蹋自己的才华。2. prostitute yourself to work as a prostitute 卖淫→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

prostitute• Friends from the theater criticized him for prostituting his talent in movies.• He does not prostitute his talents.• Yes, I have prostituted myself for the sake of art.• They'd imagine me prostituting myself, or on the hard stuff.• But health policy is often prostituted to the demands of industry and commerce.Origin prostitute2 (1500-1600) Latin past participle of prostituere “to show publicly, offer for sale”

pros·ti·tute1 nounprostitute2 verbChineseSyllable  

who woman, especially money Corpus a earns someone, by

prostitute

I

pros‧ti‧tute¹ /ˈprɒstətjuːt, ˈprɒstɪtjuːt $ ˈprɑːstətuːt/ noun [countable]
someone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with people

II

prostitute² verb1. [transitive] if someone prostitutes a skill, ability, important principle etc, they use it in a way that does not show its true value, usually to earn money:
    Friends from the theater criticized him for prostituting his talent in the movies.
2. prostitute yourself to work as a prostitute