"pimp" 怎么发音

word

US

/ˈpɪmp/

pimp

UK

/pˈɪmp/

pimp

释义

A pimp is a person who controls or profits from the prostitution of others. The word can also be used as a verb meaning to promote, exploit, or show something off in a flashy or unethical way, but that use is informal and often offensive.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈpɪmp/

英式英语

/pˈɪmp/

简化发音

美式

pimp

英式

pimp

语境中听

The movie showed a violent pimp controlling several women.

Police arrested a pimp outside the hotel.

He was accused of working as a pimp.

That joke compared him to a pimp, and everyone got uncomfortable.