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the act of stopping something being done or used, especially by law （尤指通过法律的）禁止，阻止 the prohibition of smoking in public areas 禁止在公共场所吸烟的规定
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justiceb2The RSPB has called for the prohibition of all imports of wild birds. 皇家鸟类保护协会已呼吁禁止进口一切野生雀鸟。 a treaty for the prohibition of nuclear tests 禁止核试验的条约 The prohibition order meant that the book could not be sold in this country. 这道禁令意味着该书不能在这个国家出售。
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- [countable] prohibition (against/on something) (formal)
a law or a rule that stops something being done or used 禁令；禁律 a prohibition against selling alcohol to people under the age of 18 禁止向 18 岁以下青少年售酒的法令 prohibitions on the possession of dangerous weapons 禁止拥有危险武器
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb2, Law and justiceb2Companies are under strict prohibitions about divulging confidential information. 严格禁止各公司泄露机密信息。 The village was quiet because of the strict prohibition against work on the Sabbath. 由于严格禁止在安息日工作，村子里很安静。 They imposed an absolute prohibition on trade unions. 他们绝对禁止工会。
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- Prohibition[uncountable]
(in the US) the period of time from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to make and sell alcoholic drinks （1920 至 1933 年美国的）禁酒时期 a Prohibition-era speakeasy 禁酒时期的地下酒吧
CultureProhibition in the US was not popular, and it was too expensive to make sure that the law was obeyed. It also produced criminals like Al Capone who made and sold alcohol. A few states kept prohibition laws for several years, and some counties in certain states still have them.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin prohibitio(n-), from prohibere ‘keep in check’, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.