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Taboo People Subject Təˈbuː Offensive Social Custom Avoid

word taboo
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/tæbu͟ː/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]禁忌;忌讳 If there is a taboo on a subject or activity, it is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive.
  • The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...

    毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。

  • Religious dogmas often include strong sexual taboos and can create in children the impression that sex is sinful.

    宗教教义中经常包含严格的性禁忌,这会给儿童留下“性是罪恶”的印象。

  • Taboo is also an adjective.
    • Cancer is a taboo subject and people are frightened or embarrassed to talk openly about it.

      癌症是个禁忌话题,公开谈论它会让人们感到恐慌或局促不安。


  • Oxford
    taboo / təˈbuː ; NAmE təˈbuː / noun ( plural ta·boos ) taboo(against/on sth) 1 a cultural or religious custom that does not allow people to do, use or talk about a particular thing as people find it offensive or embarrassing (文化或宗教习俗方面的)禁忌,忌讳,戒律 an incest taboo 乱伦禁忌 a taboo on working on a Sunday 禁止星期日工作的习俗 to break/violate a taboo 触犯禁忌 Death is one of the great taboos in our culture. 在我们的文化中,“死亡”是一大忌。 2 a general agreement not to do sth or talk about sth 禁止;避讳 The subject is still a taboo in our family. 这个话题在我们家里仍然讳莫如深。 taboo adjective in the days when sex was a taboo subject 在谈性色变的时代 taboo taboos tabooed tabooing taboo / təˈbuː ; NAmE təˈbuː /
    LDC
    taboo1 adjective
    taboo2 noun
    taboota‧boo1 /təˈbuː, tæ-/ adjective
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    1a taboo subject, word, activity etc is one that people avoid because it is extremely offensive or embarrassing:  Rape is a taboo subject.2not accepted as socially correct:  It’s taboo to date a man a lot younger than you.3too holy or evil to be touched or used
    taboo1 adjective
    taboo2 noun
    tabootaboo2 noun (plural taboos) [countable]
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    a custom that says you must avoid a particular activity or subject, either because it is considered offensive or because your religion does not allow ittaboo about/on/against There are taboos against appearing naked in public places.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa social taboo· There is a social taboo against expressing negative views of other races.a sexual taboo· The old sexual taboos had disappeared.verbsbreak/violate a taboo· He is willing to break the taboo about discussing the effects of large-scale immigration.observe a taboo (=not do something that is considered offensive or unacceptable)· The Kalenjin people of Kenya still observe a taboo against eating fish.phrasesthe taboo surrounding something (=relating to something)· John's work did much to remove the taboo surrounding the disease.
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