bawd
bawd — 名詞
1. a woman who manages a place where customers pay for sex.
鴇母；老鴇
經營妓院的女人
a woman who manages a place where customers pay for sex.
In the old play, the bawd counted her coins while the customers waited.
在那齣老戲裡，鴇母一邊數著自己的硬幣，客人們一邊等著。
noun: the bawd = the woman in charge of a brothel
Zayd's novel describes a bawd who ruled her brothel with a strict hand.
Zayd 的小說描寫一位用嚴厲手段管理妓院的鴇母。
collocation: a bawd + her brothel
The police arrested the bawd after neighbours complained about the noisy brothel.
鄰居抱怨妓院太吵之後，警方逮捕了那名鴇母。
Rafael's grandmother told a story about the town's bawd, who paid for the church bell.
Rafael 的祖母講過一個故事，說鎮上那位鴇母出錢買了教堂的鐘。
In Yumi's translation, the bawd is a stern woman who watches every guest.
在 Yumi 的譯本裡，鴇母是個嚴厲的女人，盯著每一位客人。
2. a woman who takes money in return for sex.
妓女
以性換取金錢的女人
a woman who takes money in return for sex.
Trang's history book mentions a bawd who lived near the harbour.
Trang 的歷史書提到一名住在港口附近的妓女。
noun: a bawd = a woman who is paid for sex
In the old ballad, a poor bawd begs a sailor for money.
在那首古老的民謠裡，一名窮困的妓女向水手討錢。
Anjali's essay asks why the book calls the lonely woman a bawd.
Anjali 的文章探討為何書中把那位孤單的女子稱為妓女。
pattern: call + someone + a bawd
The priest in the story refused to judge the bawd waiting outside the inn.
故事裡的神父拒絕評斷在旅店外等候的妓女。
Owen read that the harbour town was full of sailors and bawds.
Owen 讀到那個港口小鎮到處都是水手和妓女。
plural: sailors and bawds