sacred cow
英 [ˈseikrid kau] 美 [ˈsekrɪd kaʊ]

n.

（印度教等的）圣牛，不可批语评的人（或思想，组织事物等），不可更改的文稿；

变形

复数：sacred cows

英英释义

sacred cow

• n.a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. In their search for a good news story, nothing is sacred.
   为了寻找好的新闻故事，在他们眼里没有什么是神圣不可侵犯的。
2. The Public School system is often seen to be the sacred cow of the upper classes.
   公学制常常被看作是上层阶级神圣不可侵犯的事物。

权威例句

Sacred cow?
Sacred Cow
Sacred cow
The Somogyi phenomenon. Sacred cow or bull?
Sacred cows and hot potatoes: agrarian myths in agricultural policy.
The sacred cow and the abominable pig: riddles of food and culture
Sacred cows in coastal management: the need for a ‘cheap and transitory’ model
Rapid changes in clonal lines: the death of a ‘sacred cow’
The sacred cow: the questionable role of assay methods in characterising the quality of bulk pharmaceuticals.
Evidence-based practice habits: putting more sacred cows out to pasture
Conservation Value of Independently Evolving Units: Sacred Cow or Testable Hypothesis?
Effects of nail polish on microbial growth of fingernails. Dispelling sacred cows.
Instilling normal saline with suctioning: beneficial technique or potentially harmful sacred cow?