four-letter word

美 [ˌfɔːr letər ˈwɜːrd]英 [ˌfɔː letə ˈwɜːd]
  • n.(字母少的)粗俗下流词

复数: four-letter words

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noun

(字母少的)粗俗下流词
a short word that is considered rude or offensive, especially because it refers to sex or other functions of the body

swear word

four-letter word

频次

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    N-COUNT 粗话;脏话
    A four-letter word is a short word that people consider to be rude or offensive, usually because it refers to sex or other bodily functions.

noun

1
any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
Synonym: four-letter Anglo-Saxon word

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The most used four-letter word is " Love " . Value it .

    用得最多的四个字母的单词是:“Love”(爱),珍惜它。

  2. The last year has seen the invention of a new four-letter word .

    去年出现了一个新的四字单词。

  3. Today we talk about a seemingly simple four-letter word : will .

    今天我们要谈到一个看似简单的、由四个字母组成的单词:will。

  4. For many , drug is a four-letter word .

    许多人认为,是药三分毒。

  5. One student comes to the board and writes a four-letter word under the four lines .

    一个学生到黑板前,在横线上写下一个含四个字母的单词。

  6. Find the four-letter word hidden at the end of one word and the beginning of the next word .

    找到隐藏在一个词的结尾和下一个单词的开头四个字母单词。

  7. For many bankruptcy is a four-letter word .

    许多破产的是一个四个字母组成的单词。

  8. But the28-year-old man from Shanghai has found that when it comes to the four-letter word , it is money that talks .

    但这个28岁的上海小伙不久后发现,“爱”是要用金钱来“呵护”的。

  9. Joe , l don 't think a four-letter word for " ship " can be " ship . "

    Joe,四个字的船上工作应该不是“船上工作”。

  10. But the28-year-old adman from Shanghai has found that when it comes to the four-letter word , it is money that talks .

    但是当他28岁的时候他发现一切都走向世俗的时候,钱是他们无可避免的话题。

  11. After all , nobody likes losing their long-cherished compass , when the landscape around them looks scary ; risk is a four-letter word .

    毕竟,在周围环境看起来让人提心吊胆的时候,没有人愿意失去长期信任的罗盘;风险是一个让人避之不及、讳莫如深的话题。

  12. The new financial sobriety reflected in this proposal sees risk as the cause of the current crisis , if not the nastiest four-letter word in the English language .

    这一提议中反映出来的新金融理智,认为“风险”即使不是英语中最令人厌恶的粗话,也是造成当前危机的根源。

  13. A patient said , " Doc , during my operation I heard you use a four-letter word that scared me very much . " 1 . A patient said , " Doc , during my operation I heard you use a four - letter word that scared me very much . "

    一个病人说:“医生,在敌手术的时候,我听到你说了一个4个字母的词,让我非常害怕。”