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。 - Hearsay: What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word.
道听途说：蹒跚学步的孩子在听到有人讲脏话时做的事。 - As far as she is concerned, cooking is a dirty word!
就她而言，烹调是件讨厌的事。 - And I knew that word "nigger" was a dirty word.
我知道那是个脏字。 - 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 the longer shale gas remains a dirty word in Europe, the more the transatlantic gap in productivity – and psychology – will widen.
但欧洲对页岩气的反感时间越长，欧美生产率（和心理）的差距就会越大。 - Marketing was a dirty word in China less than a generation ago, but even state-owned companies are have snapped up Olympic sponsorships.
曾几何时，市场营销在中国还是一个不太好听的词汇。但如今，就连国有企业也开始抢购奥运会赞助权。 - 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。 - 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。 - Eventually, globalisation will cease to be a dirty word.
最终，全球化将不再是一个肮脏的词汇。