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Untouchable 英 ʌn'tʌtʃəbl] 美 ʌn'tʌtʃəbl Adj.不可接触的;达不到的 N.贱民;不可接触者(指印度种姓制度中最低层的人 Status K.R.Narayanan

英语单词 untouchable
英美音标 英 [ʌn'tʌtʃəbl] 美 [ʌn'tʌtʃəbl]
中文释义 adj.不可接触的;达不到的
n.贱民;不可接触者(指印度种姓制度中最低层的人)
英语例句 (1) You got yourself the untouchable status.
(2) Even though K.R.Narayanan was an Untouchable in his country, he managed to rise to the highest ranks in India's government.
中文例句 (1) 你现在就像古印度贱民一样。
(2) 尽管纳拉亚南在印度是贱民出身,但他通过自己的努力最终问鼎权力高峰。
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不可触动的;不受影响的;碰不得的 If you say that someone is untouchable, you mean that they cannot be affected or punished in any way.
  • I want to make it clear, however, that no one is untouchable in this investigation.

    但我想说明白一点,这次调查谁都逃不了。

  • An untouchable is someone who is untouchable.不可触动的人;不受影响的人
    • ...an anti-corruption squad nicknamed the 'Untouchables'.

      绰号为“铁面”的反贪小组

2
[ADJ 形容词]高人一等的;无与伦比的;无可匹敌的 If you describe someone, especially a sports player or entertainer, as untouchable, you are emphasizing that they are better than anyone else in what they do.
  [emphasis]
  • A lot of the players began to feel they were untouchable.

    许多球手开始觉得自己天下无敌。

3
[N-COUNT 可数名词]不可接触者,贱民(指印度社会最低阶层的人) Some people refer to Hindus of the lowest social rank as untouchables .
  • He was born an untouchable in a very poor village in south India.

    他出身贱民,生于印度南部一个非常贫困的村子。

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