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: ► 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: ► not let not let means the same as not allow but sounds a little more informal: ► not permit (formal) not permit means the same as not allow, but it is more formal and is used especially in official situations: ► 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: ► prohibit AWL (formal) if a rule or law prohibits something, the rule or law says that it is not allowed: ► outlaw to make a law that forbids something: ► bar to officially stop someone from entering a place or doing something: ► censor if people in authority censor newspapers, books, movies, or letters, they take out any parts that they do not want people to see: ANTONYMS ➔ see allow |
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