新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

forbid

英  [fəˈbɪd]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • forbids , forbidding , forbade , forbidden

    1[T 及物动词] 禁止

    If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done.

    近义词

    prohibit , ban

    反义词

    permit , allow

    双语例句

    例:

    They'll forbid you to marry.

    他们会不许你结婚。

    例:

    She was shut away and forbidden to read.

    她被关起来不许读书。

    例:

    Brazil's constitution forbids the military use of nuclear energy.

    巴西的宪法禁止核能用于军事。

    2[T 及物动词] 使…不可能

    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.

    近义词

    prohibit

    反义词

    permit , allow

    双语例句

    例:

    His own pride forbids him to ask Arthur's help.

    他自己的傲慢使他不可能寻求亚瑟的帮助。

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