英语词汇“house of ill repute”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	house of ill repute
释义	house of ill repute in British English or house of ill fame noun a euphemistic name for brothel brothel in British English (ˈbrɒθəl) noun 1. a house or other place where men pay to have sexual intercourse with prostitutes 2. Australian informal any untidy or messy place Word origin C16: short for brothel-house, from C14 brothel useless person, from Old English brēothan to deteriorate; related to briethel worthless house of ill repute in American English noun a house of prostitution; whorehouse; brothel Also called: house of ill fame Word origin [1720–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: berm, catchword, cordon bleu, joker, saloon Examples of 'house of ill repute' in a sentence house of ill repute I told the taxi driver that my friend would like to go to a house of ill repute. Times, Sunday Times (2006) She was jailed for running houses of ill-repute and spent her 60th birthday behind bars. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Addressing men who risk everything by visiting houses of ill repute, the tense title track is a case in point. Times, Sunday Times (2010)
随便看	to be sure of (doing) sth to be sure of o.s. to be sure to do sth to be surprised at sth to be surprised that ... to be surprised to find/see sth to be suspended on full pay to be suspicious of or about sb/sth to be swamped with sth to be swarming with to be swept out to sea to be swift to do sth to be sworn enemies to be sworn to secrecy/silence to be symbolic of sth to be sympathetic to sth to be syndicated (to) to be taken aback to be taken for a ride to be taken/held hostage to be taken with sb/sth to be teeming with to be tempted to do sth to be terrified of sth to be thankful (for sth)

　

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