prostitution
英 [ˌprɒstɪˈtju:ʃn] 美 [ˌprɑstəˈtuʃn]

n.

卖淫；滥用某事物；出卖灵魂；

英英释义

prostitution[ ,prɔsti'tju:ʃən ]

• n.offering sexual intercourse for pay

  同义词：harlotrywhoredom

双语例句

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。

权威例句

The Prostitution of Sexuality
A Theory of Prostitution
Prostitution, violence, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
The Prostitution of Sexuality:The First Wave of Protest
The Prostitution of Sexuality: The Global Exploitation of Women. by Kathleen Barry
Publishing as Prostitution? – Choosing Between One's Own Ideas and Academic Success
Publishing as Prostitution? Choosing Between One�s Own Ideas and Academic Failure
The Materiality of Everyday Sex: Thinking beyond 'prostitution'
Childhood victimization and subsequent risk for promiscuity, prostitution, and teenage pregnancy: a prospective study.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography