taboo
禁忌
常用释义
英音[ təˈbuː ]
美音[ təˈbuː ]
变形
复数:
taboos
第三人称单数:
taboos
现在分词:
tabooing
过去式:
tabooed
过去分词:
tabooed
比较级:
more taboo
最高级:
most taboo
基本释义
- n. (宗教或社会习俗方面的)禁忌,忌讳;禁忌的事物,禁忌行为(或做法);塔布
- adj. 忌讳的,为社会习俗所不容的,不被人接受的;(因会冒犯人或引起尴尬而)禁忌的,忌讳的;(因太神圣或太邪恶而)禁止接触的,禁止使用的
- vt. 把……列为禁忌
例句
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1·The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo in our family.毒瘾在我们家依然是个有些忌讳的话题。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.她对一个几乎是禁忌话题的干脆处理令人耳目一新。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·Sexually explicit scenes in movies and books were taboo under the old regime.电影和书籍中露骨的性爱场景在旧体制下是禁忌的。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it.癌症是个禁忌的话题,人们对公开谈论它感到害怕或尴尬。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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5·Compulsory education laws predicated in part on the assumption that a child's emotional value made child labor taboo.义务教育法的出现部分是基于下面的假设:孩子们的情感价值使得童工成为了一种禁忌。
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6·The subject is still a taboo in our family.这个话题在我们家里仍然讳莫如深。来源: 《牛津词典》
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7·Steer clear of taboo topics.绕开禁忌话题。
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8·For many, counseling remains taboo.许多人仍忌讳心理咨询。
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9·And that is the one big taboo of our age.而且这也是我们同龄人的一个大忌讳。
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10·True, the word “cuts” remains taboo.确实,“削减”这个词语现在仍然是一种紧急。