prostitute oneself
She was forced to prostitute herself to survive.
她被迫卖淫以生存。
卖淫；使卖淫
prostituting — present participle of prostitute
卖淫；以性交易换取金钱；使沦为妓女
to offer oneself or another person for sexual activity in exchange for money
To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
卖淫；以性交易换取金钱
sell one's body; exchange sex for money
一般现在时
She prostitutes herself for money.
她为了钱出卖自己。
一般过去时
He prostituted his talents for fame.
他为了名声出卖了自己的才华。
现在完成时
They have prostituted their principles.
他们出卖了自己的原则。
She was forced to prostitute herself to survive.
她被迫卖淫以求生存。
用法提示：此处'prostitute'为动词，'prostitute oneself'表示卖淫。
He prostituted his artistic talent for commercial success.
他为商业成功而出卖了自己的艺术才华。
用法提示：此处'prostituted'作动词的过去式，比喻为了利益而滥用才能。
Many young people prostitute their integrity for quick money.
许多年轻人为了快速赚钱而出卖自己的诚信。
用法提示：此处'prostitute'为动词原形，指为了金钱而放弃道德原则。
She was forced to prostitute herself to survive.
她被迫卖淫以生存。
The traffickers prostituted young women.
人贩子迫使年轻女性卖淫。
此用法为比喻义，指滥用（才能、原则等）以牟利。
He prostituted his talents by writing cheap advertisements.
他通过写廉价广告来糟蹋自己的才华。
grammar · medium
易错句子She prostitute herself.
正确表达She prostituted herself.
动词形式错误：prostitute 作动词时，过去式、过去分词和第三人称单数需加 -d 或 -s，此处应为过去式 prostituted。
grammar · medium
易错句子He prostituted for money.
正确表达He prostituted himself for money.
及物动词缺宾语：prostitute 作动词时是及物动词，必须接宾语，通常用反身代词 himself/herself 表示“出卖自己”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She prostitutes on the street.
正确表达She works as a prostitute on the street.
词性混淆：表示“做妓女”这个职业时，应用名词 prostitute，动词 prostitute 特指出卖自己或他人，不直接表示从事该职业。
prostitute作动词时指‘卖淫’或‘使卖淫’，而prostitution是名词，指‘卖淫这一行为’。
prostitute作动词指‘卖淫’，pimp作动词指‘拉皮条’（为妓女招揽嫖客），两者主体不同。
卖淫
She was forced to prostitute herself to survive.
她被迫卖淫以生存。
滥用才能
He refused to prostitute his talent by writing advertising jingles.
他拒绝通过写广告歌来滥用他的才能。
糟蹋艺术
The painter felt he was prostituting his art for commercial success.
这位画家觉得他为了商业成功而糟蹋了自己的艺术。
出卖原则
Politicians who prostitute their principles for votes deserve criticism.
为选票出卖原则的政客应受批评。
pro- + stitute
con- + stitute
in- + stitute
sub- + stitute
指购买性服务的男性顾客
提供性服务的场所
组织卖淫并从中获利的人
以性服务换取金钱的行业
利用他人进行性劳动获取利益
出卖自己（指为金钱或利益放弃原则或尊严）
He refused to prostitute himself for a promotion.
他拒绝为了晋升而出卖自己。
糟蹋自己的才华（用于不体面的目的）
The artist felt he was prostituting his talents by designing advertisements for junk food.
这位艺术家觉得自己为垃圾食品设计广告是在糟蹋才华。
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