off-limits

🇺🇸 /ˌɔːf ˈlɪmɪts/ 🇬🇧 /ˌɒf ˈlɪmɪts/
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難度
標籤 TOP20000
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,建築工地對所有人禁止入內。

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.

經理宣布,在會議期間公司的財務問題是禁止討論的。

translation

adj. 禁止進入的區域, 禁忌話題