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
- My children think that work is a dirty word!
我的孩子都觉得这项工作讨厌。 - 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? - 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。 - The term stimulus is already a dirty word, even within the Obama administration.
刺激已变成一个肮脏的字眼,甚至在奥巴马政府内部也是如此。 - 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。 - 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。 - To many people "compromise" is a dirty word.
对于许多人来说,妥协是个忌讳字眼。 - 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。 - Holiday is a dirty word to most people in this office.
对这个办公室的大多数人来说,假期是很令人讨厌的。 - Yasukuni Shrine – a dirty word linked with WII war criminals.
一个二战战犯之类的脏词。