English → Chinese
taboo
/BrE təˈbuː 
, AmE təˈbu, tæˈbu /
A noun
1 Anthropology 禁忌;
to break or violate a taboo 触犯禁忌
2 figurative (prohibition) 禁止;
a taboo on talking politics at dinner 晚饭时避谈政治的避讳
B adjective
忌讳的 ‹subject, problem›; 禁忌的 ‹place, activity›;
taboo words 禁忌词
C transitive verb
禁止 ‹practice, activity›