单词 | prostitute |
释义 | prostitute From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Occupationsprostitutepros‧ti‧tute1 /ˈprɒstɪtjuːt $ ˈprɑːstɪtuːt/ noun [countable]BOSYsomeone, especially a woman, who earns money by having sex with peopleprostituteprostitute2 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 moneyprostituting his talent in the movies. Friends from the theater criticized him for 2 → prostitute yourself→ See Verb tableOrigin prostitute2 (1500-1600) Latin past participle of prostituere “to show publicly, offer for sale” |
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