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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- brothel
['brɔθl]
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1.
noun
[c]
妓院
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- brothel
['brɔθəl]
['brɔθl]
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1.
noun
妓院
Collins English-English Dictionary
- brothel
['brɒθəl]
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1.
n
a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes
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2.
n
[Austral]
[Spoken]
any untidy or messy place
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C16: short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English breothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthless
Examples
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老鸨
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a woman running a brothel; procuress; madam
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她终于脱离娼门，嫁给了一个老实本分的车夫。
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She finally broke away from the brothel and married an honest wagoner.
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这所妓院的花魁已被人赎走。
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The most famous prostitute in the brothel was already atoned.
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这所妓院花魁的花名叫鸳鸯。
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The most favored prostitute in the brothel used the alias Yuan Yang.
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过去妓院里有很多野雉。
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In the past, there were many prostitutes in the brothel.
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