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

• 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。
• 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。
• Our evil custom of women forced to be concubines must end.
  强迫女人作妾这种罪恶的习俗应该取消了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Who already had a wife, two concubines and other children.
  他已有一妻二妾，子女成群。
• In the view of men with a sense of decency and honour, of all the means people employ to gain wealth and riches, few would not cause their wives and concubines to weep together in shame.
  在君子看来，在所有追求荣华富贵的人中，能让他们的妻子和妾不觉得羞耻的，已经很少了。
• 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。
• 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？