utter an expletive
collocation说脏话；骂了一句
He uttered an expletive when he saw the damage.
他看到损毁时骂了一句脏话。
粗话；咒骂语；脏话
expletives — plural of expletive
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粗话；咒骂语；脏话
A profane or offensive word or interjection, often used to express anger or surprise; a swearword or curse.
He let out a loud expletive when he stubbed his toe.
他踢到脚趾时大声骂了一句脏话。
亵渎、粗俗的词语,尤指咒骂语或下流誓言。
A profane, vulgar term, notably a curse or obscene oath.
通常表示惊讶或愤怒的亵渎或淫秽词语
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
为填补句法位置而无实义的词。
A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
无独立含义,用于填充句子或诗行的词语或短语
a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
The movie was full of expletives, so I didn't let my kids watch it.
这部电影满是脏话，所以我不让我的孩子看。
AI contextual example
In grammar, an expletive is a word that fills a syntactic slot without adding meaning, like 'it' in 'It is raining.'
在语法中，expletive 是一个填充句法位置而不增加意义的词，比如‘It is raining’中的‘it’。
AI contextual example
expletives were deleted
脏话被删除了
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说脏话；骂了一句
He uttered an expletive when he saw the damage.
他看到损毁时骂了一句脏话。
低声骂了一句
She muttered an expletive under her breath.
她低声骂了一句。
脱口骂了一句
He let out an expletive when he stubbed his toe.
他撞到脚趾时脱口骂了一句。
一连串脏话
The driver shouted a string of expletives at the cyclist.
司机对着骑车人喊了一连串脏话。
（原话中的）脏话被删去
The transcript read 'expletive deleted' where the offensive words had been removed.
转录文本中在冒犯性词语被删除的地方写着“脏话已删”。
（编辑中代替脏话的）表示“脏话已删”的标记
The leaked transcript included the phrase “expletive deleted” where the senator had sworn.
泄露的纪要中，在参议员骂人的地方写着“脏话已删除”的标记。
此处删除不雅词语。
In the Watergate transcripts, the phrase '[expletive deleted]' is used to censor the president's profanity.
在“水门事件”的录音文字稿中，用“［此处删除不雅词语］”来隐去总统的粗话。
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expletive 谐音“挨克斯普莱提夫”，记成“X（ex）标记的脏话”，生气时用来填充情绪、没有实义。
语域：formal 常见场景：news reporting、formal writing、courtroom testimony “expletive” 指脏话/咒骂语时，是比较正式、委婉的说法，通常见于新闻报道、正式文稿或官方陈述；日常口语中更常说 swear word 或 curse word。
没有与 /ˈɛksplətɪv/ 完全押韵的常用词。negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ 和 positive /ˈpɑːzətɪv/ 与目标词一样以非重读的 /ətɪv/ 结尾，但它们与目标词的重读元音或其后辅音不同，并不押韵。explicit /ɪkˈsplɪsɪt/、explosive /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/、explanatory /ɪkˈsplænəˌtɔːri/ 只是拼写以 expl- 开头，读音以 /ɪkˈspl/ 开头，而目标词读作 /ˈɛkspl/，注意不要被拼写误导。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.