"whorehouse" in Chinese (Simplified)
妓院
Definition
whorehouse是指人们付钱与妓女发生性关系的地方，也叫妓院。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Whorehouse' 是非正式、带有冒犯性的词。更中性的词是 'brothel'（妓院）。一般在文学、历史或口语中出现，不适合正式场合。
Examples
The police found illegal activities at the whorehouse.
警方在**妓院**发现了非法活动。
They closed the old whorehouse in town.
他们关闭了城里的老**妓院**。
A whorehouse is also known as a brothel.
**妓院**也叫做brothel。
He joked that the building used to be a whorehouse.
他开玩笑说这栋楼以前是个**妓院**。
People used to whisper about the old whorehouse on Main Street.
人们过去常常小声谈论主街的老**妓院**。
The movie took place in a 19th-century whorehouse.
电影的背景设定在十九世纪的**妓院**。