procuress

/ˈproʊkjʊrəs/ /prəˈkjʊrəs/

Meanings

noun

老鸨，妈妈桑

A female procurer.

Examples :

"The madam, acting as a procuress, introduced the young women to wealthy clients. "

那个老鸨，也就是妈妈桑，把年轻的女孩介绍给有钱的客人。

Related Words

introduced verb

/ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːst/ /ˌɪntɹəˈduːst/

介绍，引见

"Let me introduce you to my friends."

让我来介绍你认识我的朋友们。

as adverb

/ˈæs/

同样地，一样地

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

那个学生努力为考试学习，她的哥哥也一样。

female noun

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

女性，女人

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

我妹妹是高中三年级的女学生。

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

acting verb

/ˈæk.tɪŋ/

行动，做事。

"The student is acting quickly to finish the exam. "

这个学生正在迅速行动，争取完成考试。

madam noun

/ˈmæd.əm/

夫人，女士

"Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked."

后来，格雷太太坐在她最喜欢的茶馆里。“夫人，您要像往常一样，茶配奶油蛋糕和糕点吗？” 女服务员问道。

clients noun

/ˈklaɪənts/

客户，顾客。

"The lawyer helps her clients with their legal problems. "

律师帮助她的客户解决法律问题。

young noun

/jʌŋ/

年轻人，青年人

"The young of today are well-educated."

现在的年轻人都受过良好的教育。

procurer noun

/proʊˈkjʊərər/ /prəˈkjʊərər/

皮条客，拉皮条的。

"The police arrested the procurer for arranging meetings between prostitutes and their clients. "

警察逮捕了那个皮条客，因为他安排妓女和嫖客见面。

women noun

/ˈwɪmən/ /ˈwɘmɘn/

女人，女性。

"Many women in the class are studying hard for the upcoming exam. "

班里有很多女人都在为即将到来的考试努力学习。

wealthy noun

/ˈwɛl.θi/

富人，有钱人。

"The wealthy businessman donated a large sum of money to the school. "

那位富有的商人向学校捐赠了一大笔钱。