单词	brothel
释义	brothelbroth‧el /ˈbrɒθəl $ ˈbrɑː-, ˈbrɒː-/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbrothel Origin: 1500-1600 brothel ‘worthless person, prostitute’ (14-17 centuries), from Old English brothen ‘ruined’; influenced by bordello Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After Troilus and Cressida almost any play is a relief, even the brothel scenes of Pericles. In fact the tenants allowed the hotel rented under the lease to be used as a brothel. It seemed that the father had gone straight from the brothel to the River and drowned himself. The report states that immigration authorities have found evidence of 250 brothels in 26 cities where victims of trafficking are working. There were also penalties for brothel keepers. Which is good because this is not just any old brothel. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► run · Miss Tan could not be charged with running a brothel because she worked alone in her basement flat.· While I was doing that sentence my other case for running a brothel and living off immoral earnings came up.· The owner had known me for a long time and asked me if I could run a brothel.· Katherine Lundy Corcoran ran a brothel ... aaah, but I see you knew that. a house where men pay to have sex with prostitutes
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