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be a whore
常用于侮辱或指责。
She was accused of being a whore.
她被指控是婊子。
妓女；娼妓
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
妓女；娼妓
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
She was accused of being a whore.
她被指控是婊子。
为钱与人发生性行为的女人
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
She played the role of a whore in the historical drama.
她在这部历史剧中扮演了一个妓女。
The old woman was called a whore just because she wore bright clothes.
那位老妇人仅仅因为穿着鲜艳的衣服就被叫做妓女。
He accused her of being a whore, but the accusation was false.
他指责她是妓女，但这一指控是假的。
常用于侮辱或指责。
She was accused of being a whore.
她被指控是婊子。
强烈的侮辱性表达。
He called her a whore in anger.
他愤怒地骂她婊子。
指卖淫行为，较直白。
Many women are forced to work as whores.
许多女性被迫做妓女。
Not this
He whored me.
Use this
He treated me like a whore.
"whore"作为及物动词表示"欺骗"或"利用"是错误的，其正确用法是名词或不及物动词短语，如"treat someone like a whore"。
Not this
Those whore coming?
Use this
Those who're coming?
由于发音相似，学习者常将"who're"（who are的缩写）误写为"whore"，两者语义完全不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
骂某人是婊子
He called her a whore in front of everyone.
他当众骂她是婊子。
巴比伦大淫妇
The painting depicts the Whore of Babylon riding a beast.
这幅画描绘了巴比伦大淫妇骑着野兽。
低贱的妓女
She was treated like a common whore.
她被当作低贱的妓女对待。
婊子养的（侮辱语）
He yelled, 'You son of a whore!' at the driver.
他对着司机喊道：“你这婊子养的！”
巴比伦大淫妇（比喻邪恶或腐败的人或机构）
The scandal made her the whore of Babylon in the tabloids.
这起丑闻让她在小报上成了巴比伦大淫妇。
（非正式）快速简易的擦洗（代替洗澡）
After camping for two days, I took a whore bath in the gas station restroom.
露营两天后，我在加油站的洗手间里快速擦洗了一下。
出自莎士比亚《奥赛罗》第三幕第三场，奥赛罗怒斥伊阿古：“恶棍，你最好拿出证据证明我的爱人是个妓女！”
Shakespeare’s line is so famous that people still quote it when referring to a betrayed lover, but the word whore is highly offensive today.
莎士比亚的这句名句至今仍被人用来指代被背叛的爱人，但 whore 一词在今天极具冒犯性。
Use whore naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音近似'霍'，想象她'霍'出身体换钱，便是卖淫者。
语域：mixed 常见场景：informal conversation、fictional dialogue “whore”表示“妓女”时通常属于粗俗且冒犯性的用语，多用于非正式口语或虚构作品的对话中，正式场合应避免使用。
常用于贬义或冒犯语境
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.