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pimp

noun
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  1. a man who controls prostitutes and lives on the money that they earn拉皮条的男人Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

pimp

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pimp
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he / she / it pimps
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past simple pimped
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past participle pimped
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-ing form pimping
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  1. [intransitive] pimp (for somebody) to get customers for a prostitute拉嫖客；做淫媒；拉皮条Topics Crime and punishmentc2
  2. pimp somebody (to somebody) to provide somebody as a prostitute拉嫖客；做淫媒；拉皮条
    • Joe pimped her to his customers.乔向她的顾客讨好她。
  3. [transitive] (informal) to add things to something to make it look or sound better, especially by making it more individual修饰，改装，加工（尤指使事物更具个人特色）
    • pimp something Pimp your car with stylish custom wheels!给你的车装上时尚的订制车轮！🔊🔊
    • pimp something up I would love to pimp the songs up.我很想让这些歌曲更具特色。🔊🔊
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent.: of unknown origin.