英语单词 | forbid |
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英美音标 | 英 [fə'bɪd] 美 [fər'bɪd] |
中文释义 | vt.禁止;阻止;不许 |
英语例句 | (1) Smoking is forbidden in this office. (2) I forbid you to call me late at night. (3) Lack of time forbids any further discussion at the point. (4) Lack of space forbids listing the names of all those who contributed. (5) I forbid you to tell anyone. (6) He is forbidden from leaving the country. |
中文例句 | (1) 这间办公室禁止吸烟。 (2) 我禁止你在深夜给我打电话。 (3) 由于时间不够,现在不能深入讨论这个问题。 (4) 篇幅所限,不能一一列出所有贡献者的名字。 (5) 我不许你告诉任何人。 (6) 他不许离开国家。 |
vocabulary简明 | When you forbid something, you refuse to allow it. You might have heard your parents say things like, "I forbid you to play ball in the house!" or "I forbid you to have any more parties when we're not home!" |
vocabulary扩展 | Forbid comes from the Old English word forbeodan, meaning "forbid, prohibit." Forbid can also mean "prevent" or "keep from happening." The spare tire on your car will forbid you from driving any faster than 40 miles an hour — any faster and the car will shake. You may have heard forbid used in the expression "God forbid . . ." This refers to something you hope will not happen, so much so that you're asking God for a little help. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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. [V n to-inf] [V n]
2 [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. [V n to-inf] [V n]
3 God forbid→see: god ; 4 heaven forbid→see: heaven ; |
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