Word · Frequency #21423
bimbos
傍大款的年轻女子;被包养的年轻女子
bimbos is the plural of bimbo.
a young woman kept or supported by rich and powerful older men
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a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
被有钱有势的年长男性宠爱的年轻女子
被有钱有势的年长男性宠爱的年轻女子;男人(尤指彪形大汉);女人
In use
In the film, the young woman is cast as a bimbo who depends entirely on her elderly patron.
The gossip magazine published photos of the bimbos arriving at their rich benefactor's yacht.
She refused to play the role of a bimbo just to please an older millionaire.
be a bimbo
bimbo 是贬义词,指年轻貌美、被认为没脑子或靠有钱有势的男人供养的女子;复数形式为 bimbos,切勿当面使用。
She is a bimbo, but she is also a brilliant lawyer.
她是个花瓶,但她同时也是位出色的律师。
call someone a bimbo
指轻蔑地称某人为花瓶;这类说法带有侮辱性。
The tabloids called the singer a bimbo.
八卦小报把那位歌手叫做花瓶。
dismiss someone as a bimbo
这个结构意为“把某人轻视为……”;常用被动式,相当于“被视为花瓶”。
Don't dismiss her as a bimbo; she runs a large company.
别把她轻蔑地当成花瓶,她经营着一家大公司。
Common mistakes
He is a bimbo.He is a big man.
bimbo 指被年长有钱男性包养的年轻女子,并不表示“彪形大汉”。汉语词典中旧有的“男人”释义容易导致误用,想表达“高大强壮的男人”应说 a big man。
There are two bimboes at the restaurant.There are two bimbos at the restaurant.
bimbo 的复数形式是 bimbos,不是 bimboes。以 -o 结尾的名词有的加 -es,但 bimbo 只加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- dumb bimbo
- 傻花瓶
- She's not just a dumb bimbo; she's a brilliant scientist.她不只是一个傻花瓶;她是一位杰出的科学家。
- blonde bimbo
- 金发花瓶
- The stereotype of the blonde bimbo is outdated.金发花瓶的刻板印象已经过时了。
- rich man's bimbo
- 傍大款的女人
- The tabloids painted her as a rich man's bimbo.小报把她描绘成一个傍大款的女人。
- call someone a bimbo
- 管某人叫花瓶
- It's rude to call someone a bimbo based on her appearance.根据外表管某人叫花瓶是不礼貌的。
Synonyms
- sugar baby
- 被包养的年轻女子(尤指与年长富人各取所需者) · 比 bimbo 更强调双方互利的现代关系,语气相对中性;bimbo 常含贬义。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆图像:一位年轻女子穿着比基尼在游艇上,被富有的老男人包养——她就是 bimbo。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:日常闲聊、娱乐八卦、影视或网络台词 通常带有贬义,多用于非正式的口语或娱乐八卦语境,指年轻貌美但显得不太聪明的女子,有时含‘傍大款’的暗示。正式场合一般不使用,直接用于他人时容易显得冒犯。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 bimbos
Pronunciation & Spelling
bimbo 读 /ˈbɪmboʊ/。limbo 与它完全押韵;jumbo、combo、mambo 同有 -mbo 结尾和 /mboʊ/ 音,但重读元音不同,不是严格押韵。bingo、bongo 是拼写上的形近词,实读 /ˈbɪŋɡoʊ/、/ˈbɑːŋɡoʊ/,注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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