英汉词典
形容词
1. whore [hɔːr]
(1) 卖淫的;妓女的
例句:
She accused him of visiting whore houses. (她指责他光顾妓院。)
He described her as a whore and a tramp. (他形容她是个妓女和流浪汉。)
(2) 貌似妓女的;下流的
例句:
That dress makes her look like a whore. (那件衣服让她看起来像个妓女。)
She had a whore mouth and a whore heart. (她说话下流、心思卑鄙。)
名词
1. whore [hɔːr]
(1) 妓女;淫妇
例句:
The town was filled with whores and drunks. (城里到处都是妓女和酒鬼。)
She was forced into becoming a whore at a young age. (她在很年轻的时候被迫成为妓女。)
(2) 淫妇般的女人
例句:
She's been called a whore for dating multiple men. (因为她和多个男人约会,所以被人骂为淫妇。)
He left her because he thought she was a whore. (他离开她是因为认为她是个淫妇。)
词语辨析
1. prostitute [ˈprɒstɪtjuːt]
(1) 指出卖身体或性行为以换取金钱的人
例句:
She worked as a prostitute to support her drug habit. (她做妓女维持自己的吸毒习惯。)
Prostitution is illegal in many countries. (许多国家都禁止卖淫。)
2. harlot [ˈhɑːrlət]
(1) 贬义词,指妓女或行为不检的女人
例句:
He was seduced by a harlot. (他被一个妓女勾引了。)
She was known as the town harlot. (她被誉为小镇上的妓女。)
词汇扩充
1. call girl [kɔːl ɡɜːl]
(1) 雇佣的陪同女郎
例句:
He hired a call girl for the evening. (他雇佣了一个陪同女郎度过晚上。)
Call girls are often hired by wealthy businessmen. (富有的商人经常雇佣陪同女郎。)
2. courtesan [ˈkɔːrtsn]
(1) 古代指供人享乐的妓女
例句:
She became a courtesan to support herself. (她成为妓女来维持自己的生活。)
During the Renaissance, courtesans were respected for their beauty and intellect. (文艺复兴时期,妓女因其美貌和才智备受尊敬。)
近义词
1. prostitute [ˈprɒstɪtjuːt]
(1) 妓女
例句:
She worked as a prostitute to support her drug habit. (她做妓女维持自己的吸毒习惯。)
Prostitution is illegal in many countries. (许多国家都禁止卖淫。)
2. escort [ˈeskɔːrt]
(1) 陪同女郎;陪护人员
例句:
She worked as an escort for wealthy clients. (她为富有的客户服务作陪同女郎。)
The actress was accompanied by her personal escort. (这位女演员有私人陪护人员陪同。)
反义词
1. virgin [ˈvɜːrdʒɪn]
(1) 处女;未婚的女子
例句:
She vowed to stay a virgin until marriage. (她发誓要保持贞洁,直到结婚。)
In some cultures, being a virgin is highly valued. (在某些文化中,保持贞洁被高度重视。)
2. nun [nʌn]
(1) 修女;尼姑
例句:
She decided to become a nun and devote her life to God. (她决定成为修女,将自己的一生奉献给上帝。)
The nun spent her days praying and meditating. (这位尼姑整天都在祈祷和冥想。)
柯林斯词典
whore [hɔːr]
(1) 名词
A whore is a woman who has sex with men in exchange for money.
(2) 动词 [非正式]
If someone whores or whores themselves out, they have sex with a lot of different people in exchange for money.
(3) 名词 [美国英语]
A whore is a person who is considered to be sexually immoral or who has sex with a lot of different people.
牛津词典
whore [hɔːr]
(1) 名词
A whore is a woman who has sex with men in exchange for money.
(2) 动词
If someone whores or whores themselves out, they have sex with a lot of different people in exchange for money.
He whored all over the country.
用法
1. 名词用法:
a. She accused him of visiting whore houses. (她指责他光顾妓院。)
b. The town was filled with whores and drunks. (城里到处都是妓女和酒鬼。)
2. 形容词用法:
a. That dress makes her look like a whore. (那件衣服让她看起来像个妓女。)
b. She had a whore mouth and a whore heart. (她说话下流、心思卑鄙。)
3. 动词用法:
a. She works as a prostitute and whored herself out to support her drug habit. (她做妓女为了维持吸毒习惯。)
b. He whored all over the country to earn money. (他为了赚钱到处卖淫。)
中英例句对照
- She accused him of visiting whore houses.
她指责他光顾妓院。 - He described her as a whore and a tramp.
他形容她是个妓女和流浪汉。 - That dress makes her look like a whore.
那件衣服让她看起来像个妓女。 - She had a whore mouth and a whore heart.
她说话下流、心思卑鄙。 - The town was filled with whores and drunks.
城里到处都是妓女和酒鬼。 - She was forced into becoming a whore at a young age.
她在很年轻的时候被迫成为妓女。 - She's been called a whore for dating multiple men.
因为她和多个男人约会,所以被人骂为淫妇。 - He left her because he thought she was a whore.
他离开她是因为认为她是个淫妇。 - She worked as a prostitute to support her drug habit.
她做妓女维持自己的吸毒习惯。 - Prostitution is illegal in many countries.
许多国家都禁止卖淫。 - He was seduced by a harlot.
他被一个妓女勾引了。 - She was known as the town harlot.
她被誉为小镇上的妓女。 - He hired a call girl for the evening.
他雇佣了一个陪同女郎度过晚上。 - Call girls are often hired by wealthy businessmen.
富有的商人经常雇佣陪同女郎。 - She became a courtesan to support herself.
她成为妓女来维持自己的生活。 - During the Renaissance, courtesans were respected for their beauty and intellect.
文艺复兴时期,妓女因其美貌和才智备受尊敬。 - She worked as an escort for wealthy clients.
她为富有的客户服务作陪同女郎。 - The actress was accompanied by her personal escort.
这位女演员有私人陪护人员陪同。 - She vowed to stay a virgin until marriage.
她发誓要保持贞洁,直到结婚。 - In some cultures, being a virgin is highly valued.
在某些文化中,保持贞洁被高度重视。 - She decided to become a nun and devote her life to God.
她决定成为修女,将自己的一生奉献给上帝。 - The nun spent her days praying and meditating.
这位尼姑整天都在祈祷和冥想。