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work in a brothel
强调在妓院工作的场景。
She was forced to work in a brothel.
她被迫在妓院工作。
妓院
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
妓院
A house or building where prostitutes are available.
She was forced to work in a brothel.
她被迫在妓院工作。
妓院
A house of prostitution.
妓院
a building where prostitutes are available
The police raided the brothel and arrested several people.
警方突袭了那家妓院，逮捕了几个人。
She was forced to work in a brothel against her will.
她被迫违背自己的意愿在一家妓院工作。
The novel vividly describes life in a Victorian brothel.
这部小说生动地描述了维多利亚时代妓院的生活。
强调在妓院工作的场景。
She was forced to work in a brothel.
她被迫在妓院工作。
指开设或管理妓院。
He was arrested for running a brothel.
他因经营妓院被捕。
常指顾客的行为。
He admitted to visiting a brothel.
他承认去过妓院。
Not this
He brotheled every night.
Use this
He went to a brothel every night.
brothel是名词，不能用作动词；应使用'go to a brothel'。
Not this
She works in a brother.
Use this
She works in a brothel.
brothel与brother拼写相近但含义不同，注意不要混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
经营妓院
He was arrested for running a brothel.
他因经营妓院被捕。
妓院老板
The brothel owner was sentenced to five years in prison.
妓院老板被判五年监禁。
逛妓院
In some countries, it is illegal to visit a brothel.
在一些国家，逛妓院是非法的。
在妓院工作
Many women are forced to work in brothels against their will.
许多妇女被迫违背意愿在妓院工作。
Use brothel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象成'兄弟酒店'（bro+thel），brothel就是妓院。
多用于正式或法律语境，是标准名称；日常口语中较少直接使用，常被委婉语替代。
No common words rhyme with brothel. Lookalike 'hotel' is pronounced /hoʊˈtel/ with a long o and second-syllable stress, differing from brothel's /brɑθəl/. 'Broth' shares the initial but ends in /θ/ without the /əl/ and may have a different vowel. 'Bother' has the same stressed vowel /ɑ/ but uses /ð/ instead of /θ/. 'Other' has a different vowel /ʌ/. 'Thistle' has the same /θəl/ ending but a different stressed vowel.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.