four-letter word 英 [ˈfɔ:ˌletə, ˈfəʊr-]   美 [ˈfɔrˌlɛtɚ, ˈfor-]

four-letter word

four-letter word  英 [ˈfɔ:ˌletə, ˈfəʊr-] 美 [ˈfɔrˌlɛtɚ, ˈfor-]

phrase. 粗话;猥亵语 

名词复数:four-letter words 

"Stimulus is still a four-letter word for Republicans," MF Global analyst Chris Krueger said. "刺激政策对共和党人而言仍是一诅咒,"MF Global分析师Chris Krueger表示.
And the business world is struggling to come to grips with a radically new economic climate where risk is, well, a four-letter word. 商业世界正在挣扎着应对极具崭新的经济气候,在这里充满了风险,当然,这是一个人们不太爱听词语。

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  • phrase. 粗话;猥亵语
  • 1. "Stimulus is still a four-letter word for Republicans," MF Global analyst Chris Krueger said.

    "刺激政策对共和党人而言仍是一诅咒,"MF Global分析师Chris Krueger表示.

  • 2. And the business world is struggling to come to grips with a radically new economic climate where risk is, well, a four-letter word.

    商业世界正在挣扎着应对极具崭新的经济气候,在这里充满了风险,当然,这是一个人们不太爱听词语。

  • 3. But the 28-year-old man from Shanghai has found that when it comes to the four-letter word, it is money that talks.

    两年前,(某公司)营销专员陆运(译者注:音译)与女友一见钟情。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。

ˌfour-letter ˈword / ; NAmE / noun a short word that is considered rude or offensive, especially because it refers to sex or other functions of the body (字母少的)粗俗下流词 SYN swear word four-letter word four-letter words ˌfour-letter ˈword / ; NAmE /
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