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

• 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。
• Here lived the concubines and eunuchs.
  妃嫔和太监们都住在这里。
• He palace housed the emperors with their many wives and concubines.
  这座宫殿曾是皇帝们及其众多的皇后和妃子的居住之地。
• The king had four wives and twenty concubines.
  这个国王有四个妻子和二十个妃子。
• Perhaps your Majesty would like to send for one of the concubines.
  或许陛下您需要叫个小可爱来。
• Although the ebullient and vain young king revelled in the pleasures of his office he was a musician, a gourmet, and a womaniser in the royal tradition with at least six wives, a number of concubines and about 30 children he proved a disappointing puppet.
  这位热情而虚荣的年轻国王陶醉于宫廷生活的快乐，他成为了一位音乐家、美食家，并且遵循王室传统做到了妻妾成群他拥有至少6位妻子、多名小妾和约30个孩子。
• And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house.
  于是王带着全家的人出去了，但留下十个妃嫔看守宫殿。
• Girls see him, would go home and tell their parents that they would rather be his concubines than marry any others.
  女孩子见到他，就回家对父母说。宁愿做他的小妾，也不愿嫁给任何人。
• 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。
• Men want virgins as concubines.
  人家买姨太太的要整货。