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taboo sth
The community tabooed any discussion of the incident.
社区禁止讨论这一事件。
禁止
tabooed — past of taboo
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
禁止
to ban or prohibit something
The community tabooed any discussion of the incident.
社区禁止讨论这一事件。
视为禁忌。
To mark as taboo.
禁止或不准。
To ban or prohibit.
避免。
To avoid.
宣布为神圣且禁止
declare as sacred and forbidden
taboo
Base
原形
taboos
3rd person
第三人称单数
tabooing
-ing
现在分词
tabooed
Past
过去式
tabooed
Past participle
过去分词
They taboo certain topics in public.
他们在公共场合禁忌某些话题。
The tribe tabooed the practice years ago.
部落多年前禁忌了这一做法。
Society has tabooed the ritual for centuries.
社会已禁忌该仪式数个世纪。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词直接加-ed。
Many traditional communities taboo hunting animals that they consider sacred.
许多传统社区将捕猎他们认为神圣的动物视为禁忌。
The school committee tabooed the use of mobile phones during the exam.
学校委员会在考试期间将使用手机列为禁忌。
In some families, discussing money is tabooed at the dinner table.
在一些家庭里，在餐桌上讨论金钱被列为禁忌。
The community tabooed any discussion of the incident.
社区禁止讨论这一事件。
常用于被动语态。
In some cultures, certain topics are tabooed.
在某些文化中，某些话题被列为禁忌。
Not this
We taboo to talk about death.
Use this
We taboo talking about death.
动词 'taboo' 后不能接不定式，而应接动名词。这是受中文“禁忌做某事”的直译影响，英语中 'taboo' 作为及物动词，直接跟宾语，宾语可以是动名词短语。
Not this
They tabooed on the topic.
Use this
They tabooed the topic.
'taboo' 作为及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 'on'。学习者可能受到中文“对...禁忌”的影响，误加了介词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
禁忌话题
In many companies, asking about salary is a tabooed topic.
在许多公司，打听工资是禁忌话题。
禁忌词
That slur is a tabooed word in most workplaces.
在大多数职场中，那句侮辱性话语是禁忌词。
被社会视为禁忌的
Certain questions are tabooed by society, so people avoid asking them.
某些问题被社会视为禁忌，因此人们避免询问。
禁忌提及（某人的）名字
In this tribe, people taboo the names of the dead.
在这个部落，人们禁忌提及死者的名字。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use tabooed naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 taboo 像“他不”：人们都说不、不许碰的事，就是禁忌。
语域：formal 常见场景：人类学与社会学讨论、正式规章与文书 taboo 作动词时比较正式，多用于书面或学术讨论，表示把…视为禁忌、禁止或回避；日常口语中较少这样用，通常说“禁止”“回避”等表达。
Bamboo、shampoo、tattoo、kangaroo 都与 taboo 押韵，重读的元音同为 /uː/。注意 blood 和 good 虽然也含 oo，但发音分别是 /blʌd/ 和 /ɡʊd/，与 taboo 不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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