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sacred cow ˌseɪkrɪdˈkaʊ ☆☆☆☆☆高短语¹¹⁴⁴⁶⁷⁺⁴
基本英英词源例句Thesaurus例句
n.神圣不可侵犯的人不许批评的人
Noun:
a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism比喻用法，来自印度教尊牛为神的习俗，而为何尊牛为神却已成谜，可能是因为印度教主神 湿婆Shiva的坐骑是一头洁白的公牛Nandi,或牛在原始农耕文明的重要性。引申词义不容 质疑之事等。The Public School system is often seen to be thesacred cowof the upper classes.公学制常常被看作是上层阶级神圣不可侵犯的事物。noun.valued untouchable
同义词 god,goddess,golden calf,hero,idol,object of worship,protected interest,sensitive issue,tin god
tin godnoun popular idol
idol,little tin god,official,paper tiger,sacred cow The suggestion that national leaders be judged by international norms undermines its non- interventionist doctrine, a sacred cow of foreign policy.
认为一国领导人应接受国际法则审判的看法，削弱了在中国外交政策中占据神圣地位的“不干涉”原则。 www.hao360.com
There were even some cuts to homeland security and defence— normally a sacred cow for Republicans.
共和党们甚至削减了自己一直热衷的国土安全和防卫开支。 ecocn
“It is no sacred cow. We look at it every year,” says Mr Grant.
格兰特先生说“没有什么是高不可攀的，我们每年都在寻找买家。 ecocn
They see the state not as a sacred cow but as a provider of basic services and security.
他们没有把国家看成一个圣坛，而是看成一个提供基本服务和安全的组织。 ecocn |