kerb-crawling
英 [ˈkɜːb krɔːlɪŋ]
美 [ˈkɜːrb krɔːlɪŋ]
n. 路边慢驶招妓(的罪行)
牛津词典
noun
- 路边慢驶招妓(的罪行)
the crime of driving slowly along a road in order to find a prostitute
柯林斯词典
- 驾车沿路边召妓
Kerb-crawlingis the activity of driving slowly along the side of a road in order to find and hire a prostitute.
双语例句
- But even in the UK, soliciting and advertising by prostitutes, as well as "kerb-crawling" and, most important, living off the earnings of prostitutes are all illegal.
可即便在英国,妓女拉客、登广告,嫖客街头寻妓,还有最重要的是,靠妓女赚钱为生,也都属于非法。 - Instead, action against kerb-crawling is being intensified and the idea of establishing legal red-light areas has been abandoned.
可事实恰恰相反,政府正在不断加强打击嫖客街头寻妓的力度,并放弃了设立合法红灯区的想法。