no obj.
1- (of a woman) work as a prostitute（女子）卖淫, 当妓女：
she spent her life whoring for dangerous men.
她一生在为危险的男人卖淫。
1.1
- often as noun whoring(of a man) use the services of prostitutes（男子）嫖妓, 宿娼：
he lived by night, indulging in his two hobbies, whoring and eating.
他过的是夜生活, 沉湎于两大喜好：嫖和吃。
1.2
- debase oneself by doing something for unworthy motives, typically to make money追求不道德的东西（尤指金钱）：
he had never whored after money.
他从不追求金钱。
短语
the Whore of Babylon
- derogatory the Roman Catholic Church〈贬〉罗马天主教教会。
- ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Rev. 17:1, 5, etc.
词源
late Old English hōre, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoer and German Hure, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin carus 'dear'.