four-letter word

英 [ˌfɔː letə ˈwɜːd]

美 [ˌfɔːr letər ˈwɜːrd]

n.  (字母少的)粗俗下流词

牛津词典

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

柯林斯词典

• 粗话;脏话
  Afour-letter wordis a short word that people consider to be rude or offensive, usually because it refers to sex or other bodily functions.

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• For many, drug is a four-letter word.
  许多人认为，是药三分毒。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。