off-limits

🇺🇸 /ˌɔːf ˈlɪmɪts/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɒf ˈlɪmɪts/
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adjective
R

A place where people are not permitted to enter or go.

The construction site was off-limits to everyone except the workers.

除了工人,施工现场对所有人禁止入内。

R

A topic that is not allowed to be talked about.

The manager declared that the company's financial issues were off-limits during the meeting.

经理宣布,在会议期间公司的财务问题是禁止讨论的。

translation

adj. 禁止进入的区域, 禁忌话题