英语单词 | sanction |
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英美音标 | 英 ['sæŋkʃn] 美 ['sæŋkʃn] |
中文释义 | n.批准;约束力;处罚 vt.批准;支持 |
英语例句 | (1) The minister can only act in this matter with the sanction of Parliament. (2) The book was translated without the sanction of the author. (3) Western nations imposed tough sanctions on the country. (4) The church would not sanction the king's second marriage. (5) They refused to sanction segregation. (6) They were satisfied with this pragmatic sanction. |
中文例句 | (1) 部长只有得到国会批准才能就此事采取行动。 (2) 这本书未经作者许可就给翻译了。 (3) 西方各国对这个国家实行了严厉制裁。 (4) 教会不会批准国王第二次结婚。 (5) 他们拒绝支持种族隔离。 (6) 他们满足于得到实用上的支持。 |
vocabulary简明 | Sanction has two nearly opposite meanings: to sanction can be to approve of something, but it can also mean to punish, or speak harshly to. Likewise, a sanction can be a punishment or approval. Very confusing––the person who invented this word should be publicly sanctioned! |
vocabulary扩展 | See if you can guess the meaning of sanction in the following contexts. Before invading Iraq, the US and its allies first imposed sanctions on the country, refusing to supply the country with much-needed trade items. Did you guess sanction=punishment? You were right! But by trading with China at the same time, the US quietly sanctioned that nation's known instances of human rights abuses. Did you guess sanction=approval? You're right again! |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词](正式)认可,准许,批准 If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done. [V n] [with supp]
2 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](对某国的)制裁 Sanctions are measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official contact with a country that has broken international law. [oft N
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]处罚;制裁;惩罚 A sanction is a severe course of action which is intended to make people obey instructions, customs, or laws.
4 [VERB 动词]对…实施制裁;处罚 If a country or an authority sanctions another country or a person for doing something, it declares that the country or person is guilty of doing it and imposes sanctions on them. [V n]
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