prostitution

noun
🔊/ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃn/
🔊/ˌprɑːstɪˈtuːʃn/
[uncountable]
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  1. the work of a prostitute卖淫;为娼;当男妓
    • Many women were forced into prostitution.许多妇女被迫为娼。🔊🔊
    • child prostitution儿童卖淫
    • There is a long-standing prostitution trade in the port.这个港口的卖淫业由来已久。
    • They sold the young girl into a prostitution ring.他们把这个女孩子卖给了一个卖淫团伙。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • child
    • male
    • legal
    verb + prostitution
    • be involved in
    • enter
    • turn to
    prostitution + noun
    • ring
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  2. prostitution of something (formal) the use of your abilities on something of little value才能的滥用(或糟蹋)