[VERB 动词]禁止；不准 If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done.
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They'll forbid you to marry...
他们不会准许你结婚。
She was shut away and forbidden to read...
她被关了起来，并且不允许看书。
Brazil's constitution forbids the military use of nuclear energy.
巴西的宪法禁止将核能用于军事用途。
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[VERB 动词]阻止；妨碍；阻碍 If something forbids a particular course of action or state of affairs, it makes it impossible for the course of action or state of affairs to happen.
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His own pride forbids him to ask Arthur's help...
他的自尊心不允许他开口向阿瑟求助。
Custom forbids any modernisation.
传统习惯阻碍着现代化的进程。
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for·bid/fəˈbɪd; NAmEfərˈbɪd/verb(for·bade/fəˈbæd; NAmEfərˈbæd//fəˈbeɪd; NAmEfərˈbeɪd/for·bid·den/fəˈbɪdn; NAmEfərˈbɪdn/)1to order sb not to do sth; to order that sth must not be done 禁止；不准forbidsb (from doing sth) ◆He forbade them from mentioning the subject again.他不准他们再提到这个问题。forbidsth ◆Her father forbade the marriage.她的父亲不允许这桩婚事。forbidsb to do sth ◆You are all forbidden to leave.你们都不准离开。forbidsb sth ◆My doctor has forbidden me sugar.医生禁止我吃糖。forbid(sb) doing sth ◆She knew her mother would forbid her going.她知道她妈妈是不会让她去的。OPP
allow
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2forbidsth |forbidsb to do sth ( formal) to make it difficult or impossible to do sth 妨碍；阻碍；阻止SYN
prohibit
◆Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.由于篇幅所限，这里不能深入阐述这个问题。IDIOMGod/Heaven forˈbid (that…)( informal) used to say that you hope that sth will not happen 但愿这事不发生◆‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’“也许你会像我一样，最终成为律师。”“但愿不会这样！”HELPSome people find this use offensive. 有人认为此用法含冒犯意。forbidforbidsforbadeforbiddingforbiddenfor·bid/fəˈbɪd; NAmEfərˈbɪd/for·bade/fəˈbæd; NAmEfərˈbæd/for·bid·den/fəˈbɪdn; NAmEfərˈbɪdn/
1to tell someone that they are not allowed to do something, or that something is not allowedOPP permitforbid somebody to do something He was forbidden to leave the house, as a punishment.forbid somebody from doing something Women are forbidden from going out without a veil.strictly/expressly/explicitly etc forbid The law strictly forbids racial or sexual discrimination.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that someone is not allowed to do something rather than is forbidden to do something:· He was not allowed to leave the house.2God/Heaven forbid spoken used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen: ‘Supposing I had an accident.’ ‘God forbid!’3formal to make it impossible for someone to do somethingSYN prevent: Lack of space forbids listing the names of all those who contributed.THESAURUSforbid to tell someone in a very strong way that they must not do something or that something is not allowed: · His doctor had strictly forbidden him to drink alcohol.· It is forbidden to say such things.not allow to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it: · The company does not allow smoking inside the building.· Mobile phones are not allowed in school.not let [not in passive] to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow: · My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 o'clock.not permit [usually passive] if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permit is more formal than not allow: · Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries in this examination.· Parking is not permitted here after 8 am.ban to say officially that people must not do or have something: · Parliament decided to ban fox-hunting.· The book was banned in many countries.prohibit /prəˈhɪbət $ proʊ-/ to say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this: · Acts of vandalism are prohibited.bar [usually passive] to not allow someone to enter a place or do something, especially by preventing it officially: · Foreign journalists were barred from entering the country.proscribe formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something: · The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace.