ban
verb-
to decide or say officially that something is not allowed 明令禁止；取締 - ban something
The law effectively bans smoking in all public places. 該法律有效地禁止在所有公共場所吸煙。 a list of banned substances 禁用物質清單 The use of these chemicals in homes was banned outright by the government in 2000. 2000年，政府徹底禁止在家庭中使用這些化學物質。 - ban something from something
a campaign to ban sugary drinks from schools 禁止學校飲用含糖飲料的運動
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb1Chemical weapons are banned internationally. 國際上禁止使用化學武器。 Congress has voted to ban online gambling. 國會已投票決定禁止網上賭博。 MPs voted to ban hunting with dogs. 議員投票決定禁止用狗打獵。 There's been a move to ban tobacco advertising. 有一項禁止煙草廣告的舉措。 He claimed that the government had tried to ban the book. 他聲稱政府曾試圖查禁此書。 Trade in tiger products is banned under the convention. 根據該公約，老虎産品的貿易是被禁止的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- formally
- officially
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- from
- an attempt to ban something
- a move to ban something
- a decision to ban something
- …
- ban something
- [usually passive]
to order somebody not to do something, go somewhere, etc., especially officially 禁止（某人）做某事（或去某處等） - be banned from something
He was banned from the meeting. 他被取消了出席會議的資格。 She was banned from the road for ten months for drinking and driving. 她因酒後駕車被禁止上路10個月。 - be banned from doing something
She's been banned from leaving the country while the allegations are investigated. 在指控被調查期間，她被禁止出國。 - (British English)
He was banned from driving for six months. 他被禁止駕駛六個月。 - be banned
The sprinter has been banned for life after failing a drugs test. 這名短跑運動員沒能通過藥檢，已被終身禁賽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- formally
- officially
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
- from
- an attempt to ban something
- a move to ban something
- a decision to ban something
- …
- be banned from something
Word OriginOld English bannan ‘summon by a public proclamation’, of Germanic origin, reinforced by Old Norse banna ‘curse, prohibit’; the noun is partly from Old French ban ‘proclamation, summons, banishment’.