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sacred /ˈseɪkrɪd/► SEE ALLnothing is sacreda sacred cow ●nothing is ˈsacredoften used by sb to complain that people do not respect traditions, ideas, values, etc. as much as they should (常用来抱怨)没什么是神圣不可冒犯的,什么都不当一回事◆For journalists these days nothing is sacred (= they will write about anything). 对当今的新闻记者来说,没有什么可顾忌的(没有什么不敢写的)。●a sacred ˈcow (disapproving) a person, belief or institution that a group of people greatly respect and never criticize 圣牛;神圣不可冒犯的人(或信仰、制度等)◆The National Health Service is a political sacred cow. No one likes to criticize it. 国民保健制度可是一头“政治圣牛”,没人想抨击它。 ORIGIN In the Hindu religion, cows are respected and never harmed. 在印度教中,牛被尊奉为神物,不得伤害。 |