| 词组 | taboo |
| 释义 | taboo /təˈbuː, tæ-/ noun 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 itadjectivesa social/cultural/religious taboo There is a social taboo about asking a woman her age.an ancient taboo The custom is based on an ancient taboo.a sexual taboo After the 1960s, many of the old sexual taboos disappeared.the ultimate taboo (=most serious) To lose the respect of colleagues is the ultimate taboo in Chinese society.verbsbreak a taboo also violate a taboo formal He was a daring artist who broke many taboos.observe a taboo (=not do something that is considered offensive or unacceptable) The family still observe the old taboo against eating meat on Fridays.consider sth (a) taboo Asking someone how much they earn is considered a taboo in our culture.prepositionsthe taboo against/on sth We were careful to observe the taboo against holding hands in public.the taboo surrounding sth (=relating to something) The princess’s visit did much to remove the taboo surrounding the disease. |
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