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proposition sb
proposition 作动词为及物动词，直接接人作宾语，表示向某人提出性要求。
He propositioned her on their first date.
他在第一次约会时就向她求欢。
向…求欢；向…提出性要求
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向…求欢；向…提出性要求
to ask someone to have sex with you, usually in a direct way
He propositioned her on their first date.
他在第一次约会时就向她求欢。
向...求欢
suggest sex to
proposition
Base
原形
propositions
3rd person
第三人称单数
propositioning
-ing
现在分词
propositioned
Past
过去式
propositioned
Past participle
过去分词
He propositions her at every party.
他每次聚会都向她提出猥亵的要求。
She propositioned him last night.
她昨晚向他提出了建议。
They are propositioning the investors for funding.
他们正在向投资者提议融资。
规则动词，指提出（通常为不恰当或猥亵的）建议。
He propositioned her for a joint venture.
他向她提议成立一家合资企业。
She is propositioning the investors about a new project.
她正在向投资者提议一个新项目。
They often proposition me with strange ideas.
他们经常向我提出奇怪的想法。
proposition 作动词为及物动词，直接接人作宾语，表示向某人提出性要求。
He propositioned her on their first date.
他在第一次约会时就向她求欢。
被动语态 be propositioned 表示“遭到某人求欢”，主语是被求欢的人。
She was propositioned by a stranger at the bar.
她在酒吧被一个陌生人求欢。
Not this
He propositioned to her at the party.
Use this
He propositioned her at the party.
proposition 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 to。
Not this
She propositioned a new plan at the meeting.
Use this
She proposed a new plan at the meeting.
动词 proposition 专指“向某人求欢/提出性要求”；表达“提出（建议或计划）”应用 propose。
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向女人求欢
He was fired for propositioning a woman at work.
他因在工作中向一位女士求欢而被解雇。
被求欢
She got propositioned on her way home from the club.
她从俱乐部回家的路上被人求欢。
在酒吧向某人求欢
A stranger propositioned her at a bar.
一个陌生人在酒吧向她求欢。
被同事求欢
She felt uncomfortable when she was propositioned by a colleague.
她被一位同事求欢时感到不舒服。
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联想 propose（提议）：proposition 就是向对方“提议”亲密之事，记住动词义“向…求欢”。
语域：informal 常见场景：sexual advance、harassment report、informal narrative 这个动词义比较直白，通常出现在非正式叙述或关于搭讪、骚扰的讨论中，正式文体较少使用。
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语
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