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Promiscuous Lot Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英 Prə'Mɪskjuəs] 美 Prə'Mɪskjuəs Adj.杂乱的;(指性)随便的;不规则的

英语单词 promiscuous
英美音标 英 [prə'mɪskjuəs] 美 [prə'mɪskjuəs]
中文释义 adj.杂乱的;(指性)随便的;不规则的
英语例句 (1) I didn't understand, did men secretly want promiscuous and emotionally detached women?
中文例句 (1) 我不理解,男人是不是秘密的想要杂乱的且情绪孤立的女人?
vocabulary简明 Use promiscuous to describe someone who will say "yes" to just about anything. If you are the kind of person who goes on a lot of dates with a lot of different people, you might be described as promiscuous.
vocabulary扩展 Promiscuous is not limited to a romantic context. Long ago promiscuous described "a disorderly mixture of people and things," and shades of that original meaning linger. If a chef at an Italian restaurant is promiscuous, you might find him mixing ingredients from South America or Asia into his pasta. Carpet bombing as opposed to targeted invasion might be called a promiscuous use of military force.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]与多人发生性关系的;淫乱的;滥交的 Someone who is promiscuous has sex with many different people.
  [disapproval]
  • She is perceived as vain, spoilt and promiscuous...

    她被认为是个被人惯坏了的、既虚荣又淫乱的女人。

  • You know the risks of promiscuous sex.

    你知道滥交的危险。

promiscuity
  • He has recently urged more tolerance of sexual promiscuity.

    最近他呼吁给予淫乱行为更多的宽容。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]混杂的 Promiscuous means including a wide range of different things.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the dazzling, promiscuous display of new styles.

    各种新的风格混杂在一起,令人眼花缭乱

  • ...fifty years of promiscuous reading in pursuit of pleasure.

    50年来博览群书以图一乐

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