disallow
verb[T]
uk/ˌdɪs.əˈlaʊ/us/ˌdɪs.əˈlaʊ/to sayofficiallythat something cannot beacceptedbecause it has not been done in thecorrectway:
不承认;驳回;不允许Allprotestshave been disallowed in thecity.该市禁止一切形式的抗议活动。
TheEnglandteamhad twogoalsdisallowed.英格兰队的两次进球被判无效。
Synonyms
forbid
nixUSinformal
prohibit
proscribeformal
veto
Opposite
allow(GIVE PERMISSION)
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.
Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolition
- abolitionist
- anti-censorship
- ban
- curfew
- debar
- decertification
- decertify
- deny
- disqualification
- off-limits
- out of boundsidiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- unauthorized
- unkosher
- verboten
- veto
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