Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #3544
proposition
向…求欢；向…提出性要求
to ask someone to have sex with you, usually in a direct way
- 1.
suggest sex to
向...求欢
向...求欢；向...提议；向...提出猥亵的要求
In use
He propositioned her for a joint venture.
She is propositioning the investors about a new project.
They often proposition me with strange ideas.
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。
be propositioned by sb
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。
Verb forms
base proposition · third person propositions · -ing propositioning · past propositioned · past participle propositioned
规则动词，指提出（通常为不恰当或猥亵的）建议。
Common mistakes
He propositioned to her at the party.He propositioned her at the party.
proposition 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 to。
She propositioned a new plan at the meeting.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。
Connections
Collocations
- proposition a woman
- 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。
- get propositioned
- 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。
- proposition someone at a bar
- 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。
- be propositioned by a colleague
- 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。
Synonyms
- hit on
- 向…搭讪调情，勾搭 · 口语常用，语气比 proposition 轻松，强调搭话示好；不用于正式或法律语境。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 proposition /ˌprɑpəˈzɪʃən/ 押韵的词（从重读元音 /ɪ/ 到词尾相同）：position、composition、acquisition、exhibition，均发 /ɪʃən/。注意拼写以 -tion 结尾的词读音可能不同：question 发 /ˈkwɛstʃən/，nation 发 /ˈneɪʃən/，不要被拼写误导。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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