| 词汇 | untouchable |
| 释义 | untouchable adjective uk /ʌnˈtʌtʃ.ə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈtʌtʃ.ə.bəl/ untouchableadjective (PROTECTED)not able to be punished, criticized, or changed in any way: 不可惩罚的；不许批评的；不可改变的 He believed the police would never arrest him, that he was untouchable.他相信警察不可能逮捕他，他是碰不得的。 Safe and secure airworthiness as safe as housesidiom biosafety bite clear of something harmlessness have/lead a sheltered lifeidiom health and safety impregnable impregnably nonexposed out of danger potable protected roadworthy unaffected unassailed unbruised unthreatening well kept untouchableadjective (NOT DEFEATED)not able to be defeated or to be as good as something else: 无法击败的；无法企及的 Coventry City have proved untouchable this season - they've just won their sixth consecutive game.本赛季考文垂城队已经证明是无法击败的——他们刚刚取得了6连胜。 Physically strong and powerful (as) tough as old bootsidiom beefy billy-o brute brute forcephrase bulletproof indestructible indestructibly industrial-strength intensely invincible rugged ruggedly shatterproof shockproof sinewy stalwart violent washboard stomach with a vengeanceidiom untouchableadjective (IN INDIA)old-fashioned offensive a word used in the past to describe people, particularly people in India, who belonged to the caste(= social group) that was considered the lowest, or to describe things relating to these people. This word is now considered offensive. untouchable noun[ C ] old-fashioned offensive(alsoUntouchable)uk /ʌnˈtʌtʃ.ə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈtʌtʃ.ə.bəl/ a word used in the past for a person, particularly a person from India, who belonged to the caste (= social group ) that was considered the lowest. This word is now considered offensive.（印度社会的）贱民，不可接触者 untouchable | American Dictionaryuntouchable adjective[ not gradable ] us/ʌnˈtʌtʃ·ə·bəl/ not able to be punished, criticized, or changed in any way: His home run record remained untouchable. Examples of untouchableuntouchable A dalit or untouchable is without prospects from birth and is doomed to a lifetime of humiliations and an existence on the fringe of society. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I ask why military expenditure alone should be sacrosanct, untouchable and have top priority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He regards all authority as the horrible untouchable, strictly for the birds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not go so far as he did in considering the marginal grants as untouchable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I took legal advice and was informed we had no redress in law, and that the unions were virtually untouchable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even a man who quarrels with his union has a right to justice and must not be treated as an untouchable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not a group of people to be regarded as untouchable and peculiar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many groups of travellers seem to be almost untouchable and beyond the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think a lot of staff feel that the kids are untouchable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Prices are now untouchable by our major collectors and museums. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been an enthusiastic, though sometimes acrimonious, discussion of every possible issue, some of which were previously regarded as sacred and untouchable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The mechanism has become untouchable, just as the grotesque concept that all fish stocks are a common resource open to all has become untouchable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other men belong to another section of the community, the depressed section, the untouchable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reduction of labour costs, unbridled liberalization and deregulation are considered to be untouchable dogmas. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English No one is untouchable so far as the criminal law is concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of untouchable These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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