concubines

英 [ˈkɒŋkjʊbaɪnz]

美 [ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪnz]

n.  (尤指旧时某些社会里的)妾，姨太太，小老婆
concubine的复数

柯林斯词典

• (旧时的)姘妇，情妇，妾
  In former times, aconcubinewas a woman who lived with and had a sexual relationship with a man of higher social rank without being married to him.

双语例句

• What shall some poor guys do while the officials have fun with their concubines?
  什么将一些可怜的人做，当官员获得与他们的姘妇时的乐趣？
• No less captive within the Forbidden City were the imperial concubines.
  紫禁城里最可怜的奴隶是皇帝的嫔妃。
• I don't want anyone with factories or prostitutes or concubines.
  我不找资本家，也不要逛窑子或有小老婆的人。
• He advised that the streets be hung with red lanterns, and the emperor, empress, concubines, and court officials come out of the palace to see them.
  他建议在街道上悬挂大红灯笼，皇帝、皇后、六宫嫔妃和朝廷大臣都要外出观赏灯笼。
• Here lived the concubines and eunuchs.
  妃嫔和太监们都住在这里。
• The warlord treated his concubines as graceful playthings.
  那个军阀把他的小妾当作美丽的玩物。
• Concubines refer to the stratum of society made up of women or young girls who have marital relationships with some male benefactor in the upper classes of society.
  妾是一个由妇女和少女组成的社会阶层。她们与社会地位高的男人组成类似婚姻的关系。
• The gentry in ancient times were eminent, with a wife and many concubines.
  古代的贵族们都地位显赫，妻妾成群。
• Generally speaking, the queen would never live in the western palace where the imperial concubines live.
  一般来说，皇后娘娘是不会住在西宫的。
• Thereis only one way sun tzu can convince the concubines that he is deadly serious.
  这是唯一能使嫔妃们相信他不是开玩笑的方法了。