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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
  众女子见了，就称她有福。王后妃嫔见了，也赞美她。
• The warlord treated his concubines as graceful playthings.
  那个军阀把他的小妾当作美丽的玩物。
• Eversince there were emperors and palaces, there has been imperial food, which was served mainly to the emperors, their wives and concubines, and the royal families.
  自从有皇帝和宫殿，人们帝国的食物，这是担任主要皇帝，他们的妻子和小妾，以及王室。
• The second section discusses the rank system between the empress and imperial concubines in the Han Dynasty.
  第二部分讨论了汉代皇后及妃妾名位制度。
• No less captive within the Forbidden City were the imperial concubines.
  紫禁城里最可怜的奴隶是皇帝的嫔妃。
• 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。