英语单词 | prohibit |
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英美音标 | 英 [prə'hɪbɪt] 美 [prə'hɪbɪt] |
中文释义 | vt.禁止;妨碍 |
英语例句 | (1) Smoking is prohibited here. (2) We should prohibit the sale of pornographic literature. (3) Rainy weather and fog prohibited flying. (4) I fear that a prior engagement will prohibit me from joining you in dinner. |
中文例句 | (1) 这里禁止吸烟。 (2) 我们应该禁止出售淫秽文学。 (3) 雨天和大雾妨碍了飞行。 (4) 有约在先,我恐怕不能与你共进晚餐。 |
vocabulary简明 | If a sign says "Swimming Prohibited," don't go for a dip. It's not allowed. To prohibit is to forbid, or to disallow something. |
vocabulary扩展 | In school, you are prohibited from leaving the premises before the end of the school day. The school administration also prohibits smoking and chewing gum. In 1920, it became illegal to sell alcohol in the United States. This time period when alcohol was prohibited is known as the era of Prohibition. Famously Prohibition did not work. When you prohibit something, you often make it seem more appealing. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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 [FORMAL 正式]
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