taboo

noun

1. （文化或宗教习俗方面的）禁忌，忌讳，戒律
   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
   1. an incest taboo
      乱伦禁忌
   2. a taboo on working on a Sunday
      禁止星期日工作的习俗
   3. to break/violate a taboo
      触犯禁忌
   4. Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.
      在我们的文化中，“死亡”是一大忌。
2. 禁止；避讳
   a general agreement not to do sth or talk about sth
   1. The subject is still a taboo in our family.
      这个话题在我们家里仍然讳莫如深。

1. N-COUNT 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.
   1. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo...
      毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。
   2. 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。
   3. Taboo is also an adjective.
      
   4. 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。

1. Her brisk treatment of an almost taboo subject was a breath of fresh air.
   她把这个近乎禁忌的话题处理得很轻松，令人耳目一新。
2. Mental illness is still a taboo subject.
   精神疾病仍然是禁忌话题。
3. In the main, children are taboo in the workplace.
   工作场所基本上禁止儿童进入。
4. The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo
   毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。
5. 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。”
6. Something was said that happened to be taboo with him.
   犯了他的讳了。
7. Now we can discuss topics that would have been taboo a few years ago.
   几年前犯忌的话题，我们现在可以谈论了。
8. This topic is taboo on the campus.
   校园里忌讳讨论这个话题。
9. Short is the new taboo.
   而矮小则成了新禁忌。
10. Once you spell it all out, the tension between temptation and taboo disappears.
    一旦直白地讲出来，诱惑和禁忌之间的张力就消失了。
11. I shattered the family taboo of silence about the break-up of my parents'marriage.
    我打破了家人对父母破碎婚姻三缄其口的家庭禁忌。
12. This new book tackles the last taboo in dating.
    这本新书教你突破约会中的最后一道禁忌。
13. There's almost a national taboo against it.
    甚至有国家和宗教上的禁忌来反对它。
14. Taboo, maybe it's the pronoun of tragedy.
    禁忌，或许是悲剧的代名词。
15. There is only one subject, we discovered, that should be taboo in a marriage: divorce.
    我们发现，婚姻生活中应该只有一个忌讳的话题&离婚。
16. Sex is a taboo topic in some homes.
    在某些家庭中“性”是一个禁谈的话题。
17. He said that one taboo area is religious faith, but not how people use their faith.
    他说一个禁忌领域就是一种宗教的信仰，而不是人们如何去使用他们的信仰。
18. All human behavior exists on a continuum between the poles of the ideal and the taboo.
    一切人类行为存在于理想和禁忌两极之间的连续区。
19. England's taboo and custom Three taboos Cannot the gasser English have the custom which lines up.
    英国的禁忌与习俗三个禁忌不能加塞英国人有排队的习惯。
20. For most people, birth control is no longer such a taboo subject.
    对大多数人来说，节制生育已不再是那么一个禁忌的话题。
21. In every culture, there are certain topics that are taboo to speak about.
    在每一个不同的文化中，都有一些禁忌的话题。
22. "Taboo" is a common word with abstract meaning in Chinese.
    “禁”是汉语中常见词（字），词义抽象。
23. Verbal taboo is a common phenomenon in Chinese and Western culture.
    语言禁忌是中西方普遍存在的一种社会文化现象。
24. It legitimizes discussions of a taboo topic ( layoffs).
    它使得关于一个禁忌话题（解雇）的讨论合理化了。
25. For example, sex is a taboo topic in China, but now it turn good.
    比如性，在中国就是禁忌的话题，不过现在好了很多。
26. The words legacy and entitlement and dynasty are "almost taboo" in the family, he says.
    他说，在他家里，遗产、特权和王朝这几个词差不多是禁忌。
27. For taboo language in avoid is also courtesy system undoubtedly important aspect.
    对于禁忌语的避免无疑也是礼貌系统里重要的方面。
28. This year the taboo has been broken.
    然而今年，这个“禁忌”被打破了。
29. The taboo is very important in ancient China a cultural phenomenon, county names must be taboo.
    避讳是我国古代一种非常重要的文化现象，郡县地名也必须避讳。

noun

1. an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

   Synonym:    tabu

2. a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

   Synonym:    tabu

verb

1. declare as sacred and forbidden

adj

1. excluded from use or mention
   1. forbidden fruit
   2. in our house dancing and playing cards were out
   3. a taboo subject

   Synonym:    forbiddenout(p)prohibitedproscribedtabuverboten

2. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

   Synonym:    tabu