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

• Who already had a wife, two concubines and other children.
  他已有一妻二妾，子女成群。
• The warlord treated his concubines as graceful playthings.
  那个军阀把他的小妾当作美丽的玩物。
• He is said to have had a harem of700 wives and300 concubines.
  据说他有七百个妻子和三百多个妾。
• Having one head or chief wife at a time ( along with concubines).
  在一定时期只有一个领头的或主要妻子的（包括有妾室的）。
• 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。
• Here lived the concubines and eunuchs.
  妃嫔和太监们都住在这里。
• Men want virgins as concubines.
  人家买姨太太的要整货。
• 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。
• Wives, concubines, daughters and nieces were indiscriminately thrown into the battle for land.
  不论妻、妾、千金，还是侄女、外甥女，统统都被地主当作了为争夺土地而战的武器。
• Real bones have also been dug up at the site: aristocrats and concubines, royal horses and exotic beasts were buried there.
  在中国的发掘现场，考古人员还出土了一些真人遗骨。可见，有一些贵族、小妾、皇室马匹和异国禽兽也埋在此处。