单词 | four-letter word |
释义 | four-letter word (once / 31022 pages) n WORD FAMILY four-letter word: four-letter words USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Lavrov dismissed the idea that Russia was involved, telling reporters who asked about the charges: “I don’t want to use four-letter words.” New York Times(Jul 26, 2016) “Our generation is so prone to want to be cynical about things that are optimistic. Joy isn’t a bad word. Hope isn’t a four-letter word.” Time(Dec 01, 2016) His remarks were spiced with a four-letter word that crudely referred to intercourse. Washington Times(Oct 28, 2016) n any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive Syn|Hyper four-letter Anglo-Saxon word word a unit of language that native speakers can identify |
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