forbid
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done. 禁止
They'll forbid you to marry. 他們會不許你結婚。
She was shut away and forbidden to read. 她被關起來不許讀書。
2. V-T If something forbids a particular course of action or state of affairs, it makes it impossible for the course of action or state of affairs to happen. 使…不可能
His own pride forbids him to ask Arthur's help. 他自己的傲慢使他不可能尋求亞瑟的幫助。
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forbid /f??b?d/ (forbidding,forbade,forbidden,forbids)
劍橋詞典
- to refuse to allow something, especially officially , or to prevent a particular plan of action by making it impossible
- I forbid you to marry him!
- Diplomatic etiquette forbids calling for the death of a national leader .
- She does a lot of work for charities , but her modesty forbids her from talking about it.
- City Ordinance 126 forbids car parking in this area of New York.
- She obtained a restraining order forbidding her partner from seeing their two children .
（尤指官方）禁止，不許，阻止，妨礙
The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16. 法律禁止向16歲以下的未成年人出售香煙。
[ 動詞后面接一個帶to的不定式 ] He's obviously really embarrassed about it because he forbade me to tell anyone. 他顯然對此非常不好意思，因為他不許我告訴任何人。
He is forbidden from leaving the country . 他被禁止離境。
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