prostitute
n
person who offers herself/himself for sexual intercourse for money 卖淫者; 娼妓; 妓女; 男妓. prostitute, v [Tn]
(derog 贬)
1 ~ oneself act as a prostitute 卖淫; 为娼; 当男妓
She prostituted herself in order to support her children. 她为养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 作践(自己), 滥用(自己的才能等)(尤指为图利)
poets prostituting their talent by writing jingles for advertisements 为广告写顺口溜而折辱才华的诗人.
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.