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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Here lived the concubines and eunuchs.
  妃嫔和太监们都住在这里。