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pimp (for sb)
此处 pimp 为不及物动词，for 后接被拉皮条的对象。
He made a living by pimping for several prostitutes.
他靠为几个妓女拉皮条谋生。
拉皮条
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拉皮条
To act as a pimp; to arrange sexual partners for others, especially prostitutes.
He made a living by pimping for several prostitutes.
他靠为几个妓女拉皮条谋生。
充当妓女掮客；拉皮条。
To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
使某人卖淫
To prostitute someone.
为他人安排性伴侣
arrange for sexual partners for others
pimp
Base
原形
pimps
3rd person
第三人称单数
pimping
-ing
现在分词
pimped
Past
过去式
pimped
Past participle
过去分词
He pimps for a local gang in the city.
他在城里为一个本地团伙拉皮条。
The trafficker pimped several teenagers in the 1990s.
那个人贩子在20世纪90年代迫使几名青少年卖淫。
She has pimped people for years in this district.
她在这个地区从事多年的拉皮条活动。
pimp 作动词指拉皮条、迫使卖淫，或为他人安排性伴侣，语气粗俗。
He pimped for local gang members before the police finally caught him.
他一直在为当地帮派成员拉皮条，直到最后被警察抓住。
The trial revealed that he had pimped three women over a period of five years.
庭审显示，他在五年间曾让三名女性卖淫。
She pimps for a small-time criminal and takes a cut from every client.
她为一个不起眼的罪犯拉皮条，并从每个客户那里抽成。
此处 pimp 为不及物动词，for 后接被拉皮条的对象。
He made a living by pimping for several prostitutes.
他靠为几个妓女拉皮条谋生。
这是及物短语动词，宾语是名词时可置于 out 前后；若宾语是代词，只能说 pimp them out。
They pimped the young women out to the sailors.
他们迫使那些年轻妇女向水手卖淫。
Not this
He pimps her.
Use this
He pimps for her.
表示“给某人当皮条客、替某人拉客”时，pimp 是不及物动词，要说 pimp for somebody；pimp somebody 作及物时意为“使某人卖淫”，会改变句意，因此不能把“她”直接当宾语。
Not this
He pimped his girlfriend to a businessman.
Use this
He pimped his girlfriend out to a businessman.
在“安排/迫使某人卖淫”这个及物义项中，常用短语动词 pimp somebody out，并搭配 to 引出嫖客；少了 out，句子就不符合英语搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
迫使某人卖淫；利用某人做妓女
The gang was accused of pimping out young women.
该团伙被指控迫使年轻女性卖淫。
为某人拉皮条；替某人介绍嫖客
He pimped for several women in the neighborhood.
他在附近为几名妇女拉皮条。
拉皮条和介绍卖淫
She was charged with pimping and pandering.
她被指控拉皮条和介绍卖淫。
把…改装得花哨；使…变得更炫酷
He decided to pimp out his old laptop with custom stickers and lighting.
他决定给自己的旧笔记本电脑贴上定制贴纸并加装灯光，把它改装得十分炫酷。
把…装饰得更漂亮；精心打扮
We pimped up the living room for the party with some cushions and fairy lights.
为了开派对，我们用一些靠垫和彩灯把客厅精心布置了一番。
变得强势；增强控制力；硬气起来
If you want to negotiate a better salary, you need to get your pimp hand strong.
如果你想谈判拿到更高的薪水，你就得硬气起来。
拉皮条可不容易。
This is a famous saying in hip-hop culture, often quoted to describe the difficult life of a pimp or, figuratively, to boast about handling a tough situation. Here “pimpin'” is the slang spelling of the gerund “pimping.”
这是嘻哈文化中的一句名言，常被引用来形容皮条客的生活不易，或比喻某人能游刃有余地面对艰难处境。这里的“pimpin'”是动名词“pimping”的俚语拼写。
Use pimp naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：pimp 的 pim 像中文“皮”（pi），拉皮条的“皮”；看到 pimp 就想到“拉皮条”这个动作。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、informal media、slang dictionaries 该义项属于俚语/非正式用语，通常带有贬义或冒犯性，多用于口语或非正式书面语；在正式场合宜使用更委婉的表达（如procure）。
及物动词的宾语通常是人，指为某人拉皮条或强迫其卖淫；不及物动词则表示“拉皮条”这一行为。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.