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单词 prostitution
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Definition of prostitution in English:

prostitution

noun ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃnˌprɒstɪˈtʃuːʃnˌprɑstəˈt(j)uʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.

    the sale of captives into slavery and prostitution
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Locals contend that prostitution and crime are soaring as people find no other way to stay afloat.
    • The incidence of prostitution and sexual assault of women has soared.
    • Another said prostitution should be legal because people won't always do what they are told.
    • Street prostitution has increased in some areas as more and more younger kids are getting into it.
    • For boys, they mostly end up as criminals while girls indulge in prostitution.
    • The government here should be pressured to decriminalize prostitution.
    • He practiced male prostitution, soliciting three to four customers on a weekend.
    • Well I don't think that the Health Department supports street prostitution in residential areas at all.
    • Since she is all for legalizing prostitution, I think she sees me as her enemy.
    • Pressing a person into prostitution or a sexual act will carry a prison sentence of up to three years.
    • Legalising street prostitution will never happen in this country.
    • Many women are driven into street prostitution by poverty and drug addiction.
    • However, the impact of street prostitution on trade is a key issue which the police are aware of.
    • Some of its past efforts to clamp down on street prostitution have had bizarre consequences.
    • He believes that parliament should license prostitution in a more formal way.
    • People say that prostitution is the oldest profession and that I am not facing reality.
    • Their remaining options were sleeping on the streets, prostitution, crime and starvation.
    • Just so we're clear about this, the bill decriminalised prostitution.
    • We are not on a moral crusade against prostitution, just street prostitution.
    • Much discussion of prostitution is conducted on the premise that it is possible to eradicate it.
    Synonyms
    whoring, the sex industry, streetwalking, Mrs Warren's profession, white slavery, sex tourism
    informal the oldest profession, the game, the trade
    rough trade
    North American informal hooking, hustling, the life
    dated whoredom
    archaic courtesanship, harlotry, Magdalenism, the social evil
    1. 1.1 The unworthy or corrupt use of one's talents for personal or financial gain.

Rhymes

ablution, absolution, allocution, attribution, circumlocution, circumvolution, Confucian, constitution, contribution, convolution, counter-revolution, destitution, dilution, diminution, distribution, electrocution, elocution, evolution, execution, institution, interlocution, irresolution, Lilliputian, locution, perlocution, persecution, pollution, prosecution, restitution, retribution, Rosicrucian, solution, substitution, volution
 
 

Definition of prostitution in US English:

prostitution

nounˌprɑstəˈt(j)uʃ(ə)nˌprästəˈt(y)o͞oSH(ə)n
  • 1The practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity with someone for payment.

    the sale of captives into slavery and prostitution
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Legalising street prostitution will never happen in this country.
    • Street prostitution has increased in some areas as more and more younger kids are getting into it.
    • The government here should be pressured to decriminalize prostitution.
    • However, the impact of street prostitution on trade is a key issue which the police are aware of.
    • He practiced male prostitution, soliciting three to four customers on a weekend.
    • People say that prostitution is the oldest profession and that I am not facing reality.
    • Another said prostitution should be legal because people won't always do what they are told.
    • Just so we're clear about this, the bill decriminalised prostitution.
    • Locals contend that prostitution and crime are soaring as people find no other way to stay afloat.
    • Some of its past efforts to clamp down on street prostitution have had bizarre consequences.
    • We are not on a moral crusade against prostitution, just street prostitution.
    • Many women are driven into street prostitution by poverty and drug addiction.
    • Since she is all for legalizing prostitution, I think she sees me as her enemy.
    • He believes that parliament should license prostitution in a more formal way.
    • Well I don't think that the Health Department supports street prostitution in residential areas at all.
    • Pressing a person into prostitution or a sexual act will carry a prison sentence of up to three years.
    • The incidence of prostitution and sexual assault of women has soared.
    • For boys, they mostly end up as criminals while girls indulge in prostitution.
    • Much discussion of prostitution is conducted on the premise that it is possible to eradicate it.
    • Their remaining options were sleeping on the streets, prostitution, crime and starvation.
    Synonyms
    whoring, the sex industry, streetwalking, mrs warren's profession, white slavery, sex tourism
    1. 1.1 The unworthy or corrupt use of one's talents for the sake of personal or financial gain.
 
 
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