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单词 prohibit
释义
prohibit
verb
uk
/prəˈhɪb.ɪt/us
/prəˈhɪb.ɪt/
B2[Toften passive]
toofficiallyrefusetoallowsomething:
禁止；阻止
Motorvehiclesare prohibitedfromdrivingin thetowncentre.机动车辆禁止在市中心行驶。
Thegovernmentintroducedalawprohibitingtobaccoadvertisementson TV.政府颁布了一项法律： 禁止在电视上播放烟草广告。
Parking isstrictlyprohibited between thesegates.这些大门之间严禁停车。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to forbid someone or something
  • forbidHe grew up in a strict household where dating was forbidden.
  • disallowUpon review, the goal was disallowed.
  • banThe government has banned the sale of lead-based paint.
  • prohibitVehicles are prohibited from parking on the grass.
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[T]
topreventaparticularactivityby making itimpossible:
阻止；妨碍；使不可能
Theloudnessof themusicprohibitsseriousconversationin mostnightclubs.大多数夜总会里音乐声嘈杂，根本没法进行严肃的谈话。
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to prevent something from happening
  • preventVaccination will prevent the spread of the disease.
  • avoidLabel the boxes to avoid confusion.
  • stopThis should stop any further trouble.
  • avertWe had to act quickly to avert disaster.
  • prohibitBehavioural problems in the classroom prohibit learning.
  • checkChildren are being vaccinated in an attempt to check the spread of the disease.
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More examples
  • Intermarriage betweencloserelativesis prohibited in mostsocieties.
  • Smoking is prohibited in thebuilding.
  • Alawhasrecentlybeenpassedprohibiting theconsumptionofalcoholinpublicplaces.
  • Thegovernmentprohibits thepassageofforeigntroopsandplanesacrossitsterritory.
  • Thelawspecificallyprohibitsactsof thiskind.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Forbidding and banning things
  • abolish
  • abolition
  • abolitionist
  • anti-censorship
  • ban
  • curfew
  • debar
  • decertification
  • decertify
  • deny
  • disallow
  • non-valid
  • off-limits
  • out of boundsidiom
  • outlaw
  • prohibition
  • unauthorized
  • unkosher
  • verboten
  • veto
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
Preventing and impeding
(Definition ofprohibitfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

prohibit| American Dictionary

prohibit
verb[T]
us
/proʊˈhɪb·ət,prə-/
toofficiallyforbidsomething:
Thelawprohibitssmokinginrestaurants.
To prohibit is also topreventsomething by making itimpossible:
Loudmusicprohibitedseriousconversation.
(Definition ofprohibitfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

prohibit| Business English

prohibit
verb
uk
/prəʊˈhɪbɪt/us
/prəˈhɪbɪt/
toofficiallystopsomething from being done by makingrulesorlawsthat do notallowit:
Thegovernmentintroducedalawprohibitingtobaccoadvertisementson TV.
prohibit sb from doing sthCommitteerulesprohibitmembersfrombuyingshares.
Smoking inrestaurantsis nowprohibited bylaw.
(Definition ofprohibitfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprohibit

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In other words, there is nothing intrinsic about their technical knowledge that would morallyprohibitthem from doing something.
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Furthermore, although not explicitly stated, the use of other languages was, in effect, prohibited, especially in the school setting and other official arenas.
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But conventional academic criteria expresslyprohibitcombining moral and emotional stances with cognitive analysis, seeing this as bias or lack of impartiality.
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This discrepancy is due to the algorithm alterations prohibiting repeated designs.
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Together the three plots filled three quarters of a 30-m x 60-m area, time prohibiting further mapping.
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Importantly, this morphophonological process produces exceptions to an otherwise general constraint in the language that prohibits tense vowels in closed syllables.
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Complex onsets like these are compatible with segmental theories of laryngeal licensing, but not with ours, which prohibits aspiration and glottalisation in the same margin.
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Her father's prohibiting any of his children from marrying may be seen as his wish not to have heirs of mixed blood.
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The permutations of these three variables are kept in check by an avoidance constraint that prohibits stressed desinences.
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If withdrawals during employment are prohibited, then workers cannot use 401(k) savings to smooth consumption in response to shocks to earnings.
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The political rights of citizens shouldprohibitcovert activities aimed at propping up a political orthodoxy.
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The policy of protection has favoured the establishment of national parks and game reserves, supported by legislation that prohibits or restricts hunting outside these areas.
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Previous discussion established that such a person must learn something that extends to act-tokens picked out as required, prohibited, or permitted.
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Issues of "boundary" for permitting or prohibiting research on human embryos.
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Are there act-types that are morally significant even though neither required nor prohibited?
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