prostitute
n
person who offers herself/himself for sexual intercourse for money 賣淫者; 娼妓; 妓女; 男妓. prostitute, v [Tn]
(derog 貶)
1 ~ oneself act as a prostitute 賣淫; 為娼; 當男妓
She prostituted herself in order to support her children. 她為養活子女而操皮肉生涯.
2 use (oneself or one's abilities, etc) wrongly or unworthily, esp in order to earn money 作踐(自己), 濫用(自己的才能等)(尤指為圖利)
poets prostituting their talent by writing jingles for advertisements 為廣告寫順口溜而折辱才華的詩人.