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be a woman of the street
这个短语常带有贬义。
She was a woman of the street.
她是个街头妓女。
卖淫女子
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卖淫女子
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
She was a woman of the street.
她是个街头妓女。
相关中文义项：卖淫女子
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
The novel portrays a woman of the street who longs for a better life.
这部小说描绘了一个渴望更好生活的街头妓女。
She was unfairly judged as just a woman of the street by the townspeople.
她被镇上的人不公平地视为一个街头妓女。
The detective interviewed a woman of the street who witnessed the crime.
侦探采访了一名目击犯罪过程的街头妓女。
这个短语常带有贬义。
She was a woman of the street.
她是个街头妓女。
这种用法极具侮辱性。
They called her a woman of the street.
他们称她为街头妓女。
Not this
She is a street woman.
Use this
She is a woman of the street.
中文习惯将修饰语前置，但英语固定短语使用 'of the' 结构。
Not this
The police arrested a woman on the street for prostitution.
Use this
The police arrested a woman of the street for prostitution.
'woman on the street' 指街上的普通女性，而 'woman of the street' 是妓女的委婉说法。
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固定短语，委婉表示妓女
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