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untouchable

英[ʌn'tʌtʃəbl] 美[ʌn'tʌtʃəbl]
  • adj. 不可接触的;达不到的
  • n. 贱民;不可接触者(指印度种姓制度中最低层的人)
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

Adjective:
  1. beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment;

    "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"

  2. impossible to assail

  3. forbidden to the touch;

    "in most museums such articles are untouchable"

  4. ( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling

  5. not capable of being obtained;

    "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"
    "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"
    "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"

双语例句

1. A lot of the players began to feel they were untouchable.
许多球手开始觉得自己天下无敌。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Given his political connections, he thought he was untouchable.
他有一些政界关系,所以自认为谁也管不了他。

来自《权威词典》

3. I want to make it clear, however, that no one is untouchable in this investigation.
但我想说明白一点,这次调查谁都逃不了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He was born an untouchable in a very poor village in south India.
他出身贱民,生于印度南部一个非常贫困的村子。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I am going to find out just how untouchable you are.
我要试试看你到底是不是老虎屁股摸不得.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. You got yourself the untouchable status.
      你现在就像古印度贱民一样。
    2. Even though K.R.Narayanan was an Untouchable in his country, he managed to rise to the highest ranks in India's government.
      尽管纳拉亚南在印度是贱民出身,但他通过自己的努力最终问鼎权力高峰。

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