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Prohibit Sth Law Prəˈhɪbɪt Prohibited Make Verb Syn

The word "prohibit" means to forbid or make something illegal, often through laws or authority. It can also mean to prevent something from happening.

The word "prohibit" means to forbid or make something illegal, often through laws or authority. It can also mean to prevent something from happening.

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/prəhɪ̱bɪt, AM proʊ-/
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[VERB 动词](法律或掌权者)禁止,不允许 If a law or someone in authority prohibits something, they forbid it or make it illegal.
  [V n]
  [V n from -ing]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...a law that prohibits tobacco advertising in newspapers and magazines...

    禁止在报刊杂志上刊登香烟广告的法律

  • Fishing is prohibited...

    禁止钓鱼。

  • Federal law prohibits foreign airlines from owning more than 25% of any U.S. airline.

    联邦法律禁止外国航空公司拥有任何一家美国航空公司超过25%的股权份额。

prohibition
  • ...the prohibition of women on air combat missions.

    禁止女性参加空中作战任务


Oxford pro·hibit AWL / prəˈhɪbɪt ; NAmE prəˈhɪbɪt ; proʊˈhɪbɪt / verb ( formal) 1 [often passive ] to stop sth from being done or used especially by law (尤指以法令)禁止 SYN
forbid
prohibitsth a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol 禁止售酒的法令 prohibitsb from doing sth Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad. 苏联时代国民被禁止出国旅游。 prohibit(sb) doing sth The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds. 该政策禁止在校内吸烟。
2 prohibitsth / sb from doing sth to make sth impossible to do 阻止;使不可能 SYN
prevent
The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport. 昂贵的装备令许多人对这项运动望而却步。
prohibit prohibits prohibited prohibiting
pro·hibit / prəˈhɪbɪt ; NAmE prəˈhɪbɪt ; proʊˈhɪbɪt /
LDC
prohibitpro‧hib‧it /prəˈhɪbɪt $ proʊ-/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive]
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1to say that an action is illegal or not allowed SYN  ban, forbid:  Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the factory.be prohibited from doing something They are prohibited from revealing details about the candidates.GRAMMAR Prohibit is usually passive in this meaning. see thesaurus at
forbid
2 formal to make something impossible or prevent it from happening
WDF

prohibit

[prəˈhɪbɪt]prohibited, prohibiting, prohibits

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Spoken:

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prohibited[2794] prohibiting[265] prohibits[511]
禁止(99%),妨碍(1%)
vt.阻止,禁止

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