prohibit 英 [prəˈhɪbɪt]   美 [proˈhɪbɪt]

prohibit

prohibit  英 [prəˈhɪbɪt] 美 [proˈhɪbɪt]

vt. 阻止,禁止 

进行时:prohibiting  过去式:prohibited  过去分词:prohibited  第三人称单数:prohibits 

a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol 禁止售酒的法令
citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad. 国民被禁止出国旅游。

  • If a sign says "Swimming Prohibited," don't go for a dip. It's not allowed. To prohibit is to forbid, or to disallow something.
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  • vt. 阻止,禁止
  • 1. a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol

    禁止售酒的法令

  • 2. citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad.

    国民被禁止出国旅游。

  • 3. The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds.

    该政策禁止在校内吸烟。

  • 4. High cost prohibits many people from taking up this sport.

    高成本阻止了许多人从事这项运动。

  • prohibit (v.) early 15c., from Latin prohibitus, past participle of prohibere "to hold back, restrain," "hold back, restrain, hinder, prevent," from pro "away, forth" (see pro-) + habere "to hold" (from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive"). Related: Prohibited; prohibiting.
pro·hibit AWL / prəˈhɪbɪt ; NAmE prəˈhɪbɪt ; proʊˈhɪbɪt / verb ( formal) 1 [often passive ] to stop sth from being done or used especially by law (尤指以法令)禁止 SYN forbid prohibitsth a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol 禁止售酒的法令 prohibitsb from doing sth Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad. 苏联时代国民被禁止出国旅游。 prohibit(sb) doing sth The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds. 该政策禁止在校内吸烟。 2 prohibitsth / sb from doing sth to make sth impossible to do 阻止;使不可能 SYN prevent The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport. 昂贵的装备令许多人对这项运动望而却步。 prohibit prohibits prohibited prohibiting pro·hibit / prəˈhɪbɪt ; NAmE prəˈhɪbɪt ; proʊˈhɪbɪt /
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