Word · Frequency #10687
whoring
卖淫；当妓女
whoring is the present participle of whore.
核心释义
work as a prostitute
- 1.
从事卖淫
work as a prostitute
- 2.
与妓女非法性交
have unlawful sex with a whore
与妓女发生性关系；嫖妓；从事卖淫；与妓女非法性交；婊子
用法In use
In the novel, the widow whores in the capital to support her son's education.
用法提示：whores 是 whore 的第三人称单数形式，作动词，表示卖淫。
He admitted to his brother that he had been whoring since his divorce.
用法提示：whoring 是 whore 的现在分词，构成过去完成进行时，表示嫖妓。
Many poor women in the port city are forced to whore for foreign sailors.
用法提示：to whore 是 whore 的动词不定式，表示卖淫。
whore around
She whored around in her youth.
她年轻时卖淫。
whore oneself out
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- go whoring
- 去嫖妓
- He used to go whoring every time he got paid.他每次拿到工资就去嫖妓。
- whore for money
- 为钱卖淫
- She refused to whore for money, despite her debts.尽管负债累累，她拒绝为钱卖淫。
- whore oneself out
- 卖身；出卖肉体
- He whored himself out to pay his debts.他卖身还债。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- whore out
- （为钱或好处）出卖，糟蹋（自己或才能）He whored out his talent to make easy money.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似‘豁儿’，联想‘豁出去’卖淫/嫖妓；动词词形 whored/whoring 别拼错。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：非正式对话、粗俗文学或影视对白 该词作动词时通常带有强烈的冒犯性和贬义，多用于非正式、粗俗或辱骂性语境；正式或中性场合应避免使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
Usually used in the progressive or as a present participle, e.g., 'whoring around'.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
whore /hɔr/ 与 more、store、core、score、shore、wore 押韵，重读部分均为 /ɔr/。注意拼写以 wh- 开头的 who /huː/、whole /hoʊl/、whom /huːm/ 等词并不押韵；hour /ˈaʊər/ 的拼写和发音也完全不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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