untouchable

英 [ʌnˈtʌtʃəbl]

美 [ʌnˈtʌtʃəbl]

adj.  不可处罚(或批评)的; 管不了的; 不可触及(或改变)的; (旧时印度)贱民的，不可接触者的
n.  (旧时印度)贱民，不可接触者

复数：untouchables　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.22698 / COCA.18243

牛津词典

adj.

• 不可处罚（或批评）的；管不了的
  a person who is untouchable is in a position where they are unlikely to be punished or criticized
  1. Given his political connections, he thought he was untouchable.
     他有一些政界关系，所以自认为谁也管不了他。
• 不可触及（或改变）的
  that cannot be touched or changed by other people
  1. The department's budget is untouchable.
     这个部门的预算是不容变动的。
• （旧时印度）贱民的，不可接触者的
  (in India in the past) belonging to or connected with the Hindu social class (or caste ) that was considered by other classes to be the lowest

noun

• （旧时印度）贱民，不可接触者
  (in India in the past) a member of a Hindu social class (or caste ) that was considered by other classes to be the lowest

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不可触动的；不受影响的；碰不得的
  If you say that someone isuntouchable, you mean that they cannot be affected or punished in any way.
  1. I want to make it clear, however, that no one is untouchable in this investigation.
     但我想说明白一点，这次调查谁都逃不了。
  2. Anuntouchableis someone who is untouchable.
     不可触动的人；不受影响的人
  3. ...an anti-corruption squad nicknamed the 'Untouchables'.
     绰号为“铁面”的反贪小组
• ADJ 高人一等的；无与伦比的；无可匹敌的
  If you describe someone, especially a sports player or entertainer, asuntouchable, you are emphasizing that they are better than anyone else in what they do.
  1. A lot of the players began to feel they were untouchable.
     许多球手开始觉得自己天下无敌。
• N-COUNT 不可接触者，贱民（指印度社会最低阶层的人）
  Some people refer to Hindus of the lowest social rank asuntouchables.
  1. He was born an untouchable in a very poor village in south India.
     他出身贱民，生于印度南部一个非常贫困的村子。

双语例句

• Their names are known but they are untouchable because they have never committed any known crime.
  他们的名字都知晓，但是没法处罚他们，因为他们从未犯过任何为人所知的罪行。
• Jive and yammer take on traditional email and collaboration systems by incorporating an untouchable social and stream-like model that anti-social technologies from Microsoft unsurprisingly lack.
  Jive和Yammer使用了一种无形的社交和流媒体式的模式来处理传统的电子邮件和协作系统，这当然是缺乏社交技术的微软（Microsoft）所不具备的。
• A guy from the untouchable community is hiding in this village.
  有个贱民男人藏在这个村子里。
• We were after a client, untouchable, see?
  我们跟着一个客户，很特殊。明白吗？
• Red and yellow bomb untouchable, the other can be collected.
  红黄色的炸弹不能碰，其它都可以收集。
• Turns out you're not so untouchable after all.
  事实证明你也不是那么全然无可企及的。
• Since he rolled away the stone with that free-kick against Greece, he has been almost untouchable.
  他对希腊踢出的那脚任意球终于卸去身上的巨石，自此之后他几乎无可指摘。
• Enjoy the bagels. I'm untouchable.
  我的百吉饼上说：我是太子命。
• Old King Priam thinks he's untouchable behind his high walls.
  老国王普里阿摩斯觉得他躲在高高的城墙后面很安全。
• From a distance hear me, my voice untouchable you.
  从远处听见我，我的声音无法企及你。