ban
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/bæn/us/bæn/-nn-B2
toforbid(=refusetoallow)something,especiallyofficially:
(尤指官方)禁止Thefilmwas banned(= thegovernmentpreventedit from beingshown)in severalcountries.这部电影在几个国家都禁止放映。
[+ from+ -ing verb]She was bannedfromdrivingfor twoyears.她被禁止开车两年。
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.
- Thecouncilplansto bancircuseswithperforminganimals.
- Theproposednewlawwould banpicketing.
- Thecouncilis making amoveto bantrafficin somepartsof thecity.
- Certainchemicalshave been banned because oftheirdamagingeffecton theenvironment.
- He's been banned fromdrivingfor sixmonths.
UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- abrogation
- amend
- amendment
- assemblyman
- constitutional
- enforce
- Green Paper
- guillotine
- hard Brexitidiom
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- Prime Minister's Questions
- private member's bill
- prohibit
- prohibition
- promulgation
- sanction
- whip
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ban
noun[C]
uk/bæn/us/bæn/B2
anofficialorderthatpreventssomething fromhappening:
(尤指官方)禁止,取缔There should be a banontalkingloudlyincinemas.电影院里应该禁止大声交谈。
- The ban onmediareportingduring theelectionhas made somepeoplequestionthefairnessof theelection.
- Theseveredroughthasledto ahosepipeban ineasternEngland.
- Thecouncilhasimposeda ban onalcoholin thecityparks.
- The British MedicalAssociationis/arecampaigningfor acompleteban ontobaccoadvertising.
- At last they'veliftedthe ban onjeansat theclub.
UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- abrogation
- amend
- amendment
- assemblyman
- constitutional
- enforce
- Green Paper
- guillotine
- hard Brexitidiom
- jurisprudence
- lawmaker
- Prime Minister's Questions
- private member's bill
- prohibit
- prohibition
- promulgation
- sanction
- whip
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Forbidding and banning things