untouchable
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·touch·a·ble /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/ adjective 1 POWERsomeone who is untouchable is in such a strong position that they cannot be defeated, affected, or punished 〔人因地位稳固而〕碰不得的，不受影响的，不能被击败的 He was the boss’s husband and therefore untouchable. 他是老板的丈夫，因而碰不得。2. RRHbelonging to the lowest social group, especially in the Hindu caste system 不可接触者的；社会最底层的〔尤指印度种姓制度中〕贱民的 —untouchable noun [countable]Examples from the Corpus
untouchable• As sheriff of the county, Weber thought he was untouchable.• He left the conference for hours to study it with untouchable colleagues.• Jamal Crawford, who was virtually untouchable in trade talks, has shown little but long-range potential.• He believed that Stephen would survive because there was some untouchable quality of good fortune about him.• Undeterred, Gandhi declared he would go live in a hut in the untouchable quarter.• Still the women of the ashram refused to work in the kitchen with the untouchable woman.un·touch·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus such someone is who position untouchable a strong in is
untouchable
un‧touch‧a‧ble /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/
adjective
He was the boss’s husband and therefore untouchable.
2. belonging to the lowest social group, especially in the Hindu caste system
—untouchable noun [countable]
un‧touch‧a‧ble /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/
adjective Word Family: adjective: touched, untouched, touching, touchy, untouchable; noun: touch, untouchable; verb: touch; adverb: touchingly
1. someone who is untouchable is in such a strong position that they cannot be defeated, affected, or punished: 2. belonging to the lowest social group, especially in the Hindu caste system
—untouchable noun [countable]