taboo
英 [tə'buː]
美[tə'bu]
- n. 禁忌；禁止
- adj. 禁忌的；忌讳的
- vt. 禁忌；禁止
考试真题
- The biggest concern with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do sufficient testing and they've produced a system that will break some kind of taboo ( ' , 禁忌 ).
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌) about talking about money than about death.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- The biggest concern with robots going against human values is that human beings fail to do sufficient testing and they've produced a system that will break some kind of taboo.
2016年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C
双语例句
- 1. The Celtic word "geis" is usually translated as "taboo".
- 凯尔特语中的geis一词通常被译作taboo（禁忌）。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.
- 工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo.
- 毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. So is there any taboo she wouldn't touch? Unhesitatingly she replies, "Politics."
- 那么有什么她不愿触及的禁忌吗？她毫不犹豫地回答：“政治。”
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. a taboo on working on a Sunday
- 禁止星期日工作的习俗
来自《权威词典》