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 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。 - My children think that work is a dirty word!
我的孩子都觉得这项工作讨厌。 - 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。 - Isn't that a dirty word in the whole "keeping it casual" scenario?
当初“随意交往”不是你提出来的吗？ - Coercion is a dirty word to most liberals now, but it need not forever be so.
对大多数自由主义者来说，「强制」是脏话，但无需永远是这样的。 - To many people "compromise" is a dirty word.
对于许多人来说，妥协是个忌讳字眼。 - 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。 - For the environmentally aware, 'disposable' has become a dirty word.
从环保角度考虑，“一次性”已变成了一个忌讳的字眼。 - As far as she is concerned, cooking is a dirty word!
就她而言，烹调是件讨厌的事。 - Profit wasn't a dirty word.
利润这个词也不是那么难听。