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brothel

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++broth·el /ˈbrɒθəl $ ˈbrɑː-, ˈbrɒː-/ noun [countable]  SEX/HAVE SEX WITHa house where men pay to have sex with prostitutes 妓院
Examples from the Corpus
brothelThe report states that immigration authorities have found evidence of 250 brothels in 26 cities where victims of trafficking are working.In fact the tenants allowed the hotel rented under the lease to be used as a brothel.There were also penalties for brothel keepers.Which is good because this is not just any old brothel.After Troilus and Cressida almost any play is a relief, even the brothel scenes of Pericles.It seemed that the father had gone straight from the brothel to the River and drowned himself.
Origin brothel (1500-1600) brothel worthless person, prostitute ((14-17 centuries)), from Old English brothen ruined; influenced by bordello
broth·el nounChineseSyllable
Corpus men a sex house to pay prostitutes with where have


brothel
brothel /ˈbrɒθəl $ ˈbrɑː-, ˈbrɒː-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: brothel 'worthless person, prostitute' (14-17 centuries), from Old English brothen 'ruined'; influenced by bordello
a house where men pay to have sex with prostitutes


brothelBrE /ˈbrɒθl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɑːθl/ 🔊, /ˈbrɔːθl/ 🔊 (also bor·dello especially in NAmE ) nouna house where people pay to have sex with prostitutes 妓院