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. 蘇聯時代國民被禁止出國旅行。 - prohibit (somebody) doing something
The policy prohibits smoking on school grounds. 該政策禁止在校内吸煙。
Extra ExamplesTopics Permission and obligationb2, Law and justiceb2The import of these products is prohibited by law. 法律禁止進口這些産品。 The regulations effectively prohibit the entry of seeds into the country. 這些規定有效地禁止了種子進入該國。 The convention strictly prohibits the dumping of waste at sea. 公約嚴禁向海裏傾倒廢物。 The Act specifically prohibits any council from spending money for political purposes. 這項法案明確禁止任何委員會將錢用於政治活動。 The president is constitutionally prohibited from serving more than two terms in office. 憲法禁止總統任期超過兩屆。
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’.