pick-up joint
noun [ C ] informal usually disapproving (also pickup joint) uk/ˈpɪk.ʌp ˌdʒɔɪnt/ us/ˈpɪk.ʌp ˌdʒɔɪnt/
搭讪场所;猎艳场所
a place where people go to meet other people and to start sexual or romantic relationships with them
The downstairs bar is more of a pick-up joint. 楼下的酒吧更像是猎艳场。
We asked what percentage of men and women see the gym as a pickup joint. 我们调查了男性和女性把健身房看作猎艳场分别的比例是多少。
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- This is a place of work, not a pick-up joint.
- I've heard the notion that art galleries are good pick-up joints.
- The club is a popular pick-up joint with students.
- This place seems to have turned into a sleazy pickup joint since I was last here.