dirty word
英 [ˈdɜːti wɜːd]
美 [ˈdɜːrti wɜːrd]
令人讨厌的字眼; 脏字; 粗鄙的字眼
英英释义
noun
- a word that is considered to be unmentionable
- `failure' is a dirty word to him
- an offensive or indecent word or phrase
双语例句
- Even before last September's meltdown, Barack Obama was trying to nudge his compatriots towards the idea that government is not always a dirty word.
早在去年9月份政治权利变更以来，奥巴马不断试图提醒他的同胞们，政府并不总是给人负面的印象。 - Profit wasn't a dirty word.
利润这个词也不是那么难听。 - Why is feminism a dirty word? Why is motherhood seen as the ultimate goal for every woman? Why are pants getting smaller?
为何女权主义成为一个禁忌字眼？为何为人母会被视为所有女性的终极目标？为何女性的裤子正越来越缩水？ - Everybody uses "supernatural" like it's a dirty word.
每个人使用超自然这个词的时候认为它是个不好的词。 - My children think that work is a dirty word!
我的孩子都觉得这项工作讨厌。 - For many teachers, change is dirty word.
对许多教师来说，变化是个令人讨厌的字眼。 - De-normalization is no longer a dirty word; instead, it is a design tool that you will apply in many aspects of your App Engine for Java applications.
反规范化不再是一个忌讳的字眼，相反，它是一个设计工具，您可以把它应用在AppEngineforJava应用程序的许多方面。 - Deficit spending seems to be turning into something of a dirty word in Washington, D.
在华盛顿，透支看起来开始成为禁忌字眼。 - But I doubt that Bernanke would choose such language today; in the current climate, particularly in the US, "monetisation" is a dirty word.
但我怀疑伯南克如今会选择这样的措辞：在当前环境下，尤其是在美国，“货币化”已成为一个禁忌字眼。 - Marketing became a dirty word at the company.
市场营销成了公司里一个很令人讨厌的字眼。