专业释义英英释义
untouchable
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n.
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
同义词： Harijan
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adj.
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beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
"for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"
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impossible to assail
同义词： unassailable
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forbidden to the touch
"in most museums such articles are untouchable"
- defiling to the touch; especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes
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not capable of being obtained
"untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"
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beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
untouchable /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/ TEM8
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ADJ If you say that someone is untouchable, you mean that they cannot be affected or punished in any way. 不可受影响的; 不可受惩罚的
例：I want to make it clear, however, that no one is untouchable in this investigation.
但是，我想说清楚，没有人可以免于接受这次调查。
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N-COUNT An untouchable is someone who is untouchable. 不可触碰者
例：...an anti-corruption squad nicknamed the "Untouchables."
...一个绰号为“不可触碰者”的反腐败警察分队。
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ADJ If you describe someone, especially an athlete or entertainer, as untouchable, you are emphasizing that they are better than anyone else in what they do. (运动员、演员)无可比拟的 [强调]
例：A lot of the players began to feel they were untouchable.
很多球员开始觉得他们是无可比拟的。
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N-COUNT Some people refer to Hindus of the lowest social rank as untouchables. 印度种姓制度最底层的贱民
例：He was born an untouchable in a very poor village in south India.
他出生时是印度南部一个极其贫困的小村的贱民。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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To me only Cech and Terry are untouchables.
依我所见，只有切赫和特里是‘碰不得的’。
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These were one the caste known as untouchables.
这个阶层被看做是“不能触碰的人”（untouchables）。
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And it's not like the Bulls believe they have a team filled with untouchables. I think they know they aren't quite there yet.
看起来公牛还不至于自信到全队都装满才华横溢的非卖品。相信他们知道自己没有那么强。
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Martha Nussbaum The philosopher and legal scholar Martha Nussbaum nicely summarizes this: "Thus, throughout history certain disgust properties have repeatedly and monotonously been associated with Jews, women, homosexuals, untouchables, lower class people.
哲学家和法律学者,很好地总结了这一点：,”因此，历史上某些令人反感的属性,便一次又一次地被套在,犹太人，女人，同性恋者，贱民，低阶层者的身上。
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