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
- 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 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。 - 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。 - That's a dirty word around here.
这个字眼在这里可能是脏话。 - After all, during most of the past decade, as Japanese prices gently drifted down, Western economists and policymakers have recoiled in horror; deflation has been a dirty word.
毕竟，过去十年里，随着日本物价在大部分时间缓慢下降，西方经济学家和政策制定者感到惊恐；通缩是一个贬义词。 - 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。 - As far as she is concerned, cooking is a dirty word!
就她而言，烹调是件讨厌的事。 - 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。 - To many people "compromise" is a dirty word.
对于许多人来说，妥协是个忌讳字眼。