新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

sanction

英  [ˈsæŋkʃən]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • sanctions

    1[U 不可数名词] 批准 , 认可

    Sanction is official approval or permission from someone in authority.

    近义词

    approval

    双语例句

    例:

    a newspaper run by citizens without the sanction of the government.

    未经政府许可而私自经营的一家民办报社。

    2[PL 复数] 国际制裁

    Sanctions are measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official contact with a country that has broken international law.

    双语例句

    例:

    The continued abuse of human rights has now led the United States to impose sanctions against the regime.

    对人权的不断践踏现已导致美国对该政权实施国际制裁。

    例:

    He expressed his opposition to the lifting of sanctions.

    他对取消制裁表示反对。

    VERB. 动词
  • sanctions , sanctioning , sanctioned

    1[T 及物动词] 批准 , 认可

    If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.

    近义词

    approve

    双语例句

    例:

    He may now be ready to sanction the use of force.

    他或许现在正准备批准使用武力。

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