音标:[tə'buː] ;
n. 禁忌;禁止
a. 禁忌的;忌讳的
vt. 禁忌;禁止
p. pr. & vb. n. of Taboo

taboo的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Cannibalism is perhaps the ultimate cultural taboo.同类相食也许是人类文化的最高禁忌。
  2. There's a taboo on smoking in this office.在这个办公室里一向是都不吸烟的。
  3. Among Hindus there is a taboo against killing cows.印度教徒有禁止杀牛的戒律。
  4. Any mention of politics is taboo in his house.在他家里一提政治就犯忌。
用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Sex is no longer the taboo subject it used to be.现在不再像过去那样把性的问题视为禁区。
  2. Mr Fryer is prepared to test even the most taboo proposition.他准备去探索一系列包括最为禁忌的争议论题。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. A man should taboo bad hobbies, and cultivate good habits.作为男人应该避讳不良嗜好,培养良好的习惯。

词汇搭配

  • taboo words禁忌语
  • taboo term禁忌词

经典引文

  • In the bedroom it is allowed; in the bathroom it is taboo.

    出自:Times
  • Ski-ing and hang-gliding are absolutely taboo during pregnancy.

    出自:Mother Baby
  • On the day of a chief's decease work is tabooed.

    出自:F. B. Jevons
  • He had broken the rules of the tribe and had been tabooed.

    出自:M. Dibdin
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