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单词 forbid
例句
forbidforbid /fɚˈbɪd/ verb (past tense forbade /fɚˈbæd/, past participle forbidden /fɚˈbɪdn/) (formal) forbid (formal)
to tell someone in a very strong way that he or she must not do something:
  • As part of his punishment, he was forbidden to leave the house.
  • Both Islam and Judaism forbid the eating of pork.
  • not allow
    to say that someone must not do something, and stop him or her from doing it. Not allow is not as formal as forbid and is more common in everyday English:
  • The math teacher does not allow students to use calculators during math tests.
  • not let
    not let means the same as not allow but sounds a little more informal:
  • My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 p.m.
  • GRAMMAR: Not let is never followed by “to” in the way that not allow and forbid are. Don’t say: My dad won’t let me to take the car. Say: My dad won’t let me take the car.
    not permit (formal)
    not permit means the same as not allow, but it is more formal and is used especially in official situations:
  • The police would not permit anyone to enter the area where the crime had occurred.
  • ban
    to say officially that people must not do or have something. Ban is used when something is not allowed because it is considered bad or harmful:
  • The government of Kenya banned the hunting of elephants.
  • prohibit AWL (formal)
    if a rule or law prohibits something, the rule or law says that it is not allowed:
  • The law prohibits smoking in all restaurants in the city.
  • outlaw
    to make a law that forbids something:
  • The new law outlaws the use of some types of chemicals on crops.
  • bar
    to officially stop someone from entering a place or doing something:
  • The government has barred foreign journalists from entering the country.
  • censor
    if people in authority censor newspapers, books, movies, or letters, they take out any parts that they do not want people to see:
  • The CIA reports were censored before being given to the press.
  • ANTONYMS ➔ see allow
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