Wordiyoprostitute
🇬🇧 UK/'prɒstɪtjuːt/🇺🇸 US/'prɒstitju:t/
C2
Definitions
n.
A person who engages in sexual activity for payment; someone who misuses their talents for personal gain.
妓女；卖淫者；为私利而堕落者
v.
To offer oneself or another for sexual activity in exchange for money; to misuse one's talents for profit.
卖淫；使堕落；为私利滥用（才能）
adj.
Debased or corrupt; acting dishonourably for personal gain.
堕落的；卖淫的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.child prostitute雏妓
- 2.prostitute oneself出卖自己／堕落谋利
- 3.[male prostitute]男妓
- 4.street prostitute街头卖淫者
Example Sentences
- 1.
He refused to prostitute his artistic talents by writing cheap advertisements.
- 2.
The documentary explored the difficult lives of street prostitutes in the city.
- 3.
Some critics accused the novelist of prostituting her gift for a lucrative book deal.