cannot
modal verb
uk/ˈkæn.ɒt/us/ˈkæn.ɑːt/A1
thenegativeformof theverb"can":
（can 的否定形式）不能，不可以I cannotpredictwhat willhappennextyear.我预料不到明年会发生什么事。
cannot butformal
used to say that something willcertainlyhappen:
一定能，必定会If wepersevere, we cannot butsucceed.如果我们坚持不懈，就一定会胜利。
- Thegovernmentcannot beseento give in toterrorists'demands.
- Itfeelsterriblewhenyourchildisilland you cannothelpthem.
- Obviously theschoolcannotfunctionwithoutteachers.
- Theseplantscannotsurvivein verycoldconditions.
- Somesoundscannot bedetectedby thehumanear.
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- anti-censorship
- ban
- debar
- decertification
- decertify
- deny
- disallow
- disqualification
- off-limits
- out of boundsidiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- unauthorized
- unkosher
- verboten
- veto