prohibit
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prohibit | |
| he / she / it prohibits | |
| past simple prohibited | |
| past participle prohibited | |
| -ing form prohibiting |
- [often passive]
to stop something from being done or used especially by law （尤指以法令）禁止 - prohibit something
a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol 禁止售酒的法令 - prohibit somebody from doing something
Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad. 苏联时代国民被禁止出国旅行。 - prohibit (somebody) doing something
The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds. 该政策禁止在校内吸烟。
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb2, Law and justiceb2The import of these products is prohibited by law. 法律禁止进口这些产品。 The regulations effectively prohibit the entry of seeds into the country. 这些规定有效地禁止了种子进入该国。 The convention strictly prohibits the dumping of waste at sea. 公约严禁向海里倾倒废物。 The Act specifically prohibits any council from spending money for political purposes. 这项法案明确禁止任何委员会将钱用于政治活动。 The president is constitutionally prohibited from serving more than two terms in office. 宪法禁止总统任期超过两届。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strictly
- clearly
- explicitly
- …
- from
- prohibit something
- prohibit something/somebody from doing something
to make something impossible to do 阻止；使不可能 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strictly
- clearly
- explicitly
- …
- from
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.