FORBID1 to tell someone that they must not do something2 when you are not allowed to do something3 to forbid books, films etc4 to forbid someone from going somewhere5 to forbid someone from taking part in an activity or sport6 forbidden political organizations7 an official order forbidding somethingRELATED WORDSoppositeLET/ALLOWnot allowed by law 法律所不允许的ILLEGALsee alsoLIMITNORULE/REGULATIONLAWSTRICT/NOT STRICT1 to tell someone that they must not do something 告诉某人不可做某事not let/not allow /nɒt ˈlet, nɒt əˈlaʊ/ [verb phrase]to say that someone must not do something, and stop them doing it.Not allow is more formal thannot let不让，不允许〔not allow 比not let正式〕not let somebody do something My parents won't let me stay out after 11 o'clock. 我父母不让我在外待到11点以后。not allow somebody to do something The university does not allow athletes to work during the school year. 这所大学不让运动员在学期内打工。not allow something Joan and Bill don't allow smoking in their house. 琼和比尔不许有人在他们的房子里抽烟。tell somebody not to do something /ˌtel somebody nɒt tə ˈduː something/ [verb phrase]to tell someone that they should not do something, especially because it is dangerous or harmful 告诉某人别做某事〔尤指危险或有害的事〕 My mother always told us not to talk to strangers. 我妈妈一直跟我们说不要和陌生人说话。 His doctor told him not to drink any alcohol while he was taking the tablets. 医生告诉他服用这种药片时不能喝酒。forbid /fəʳˈbɪd/ [transitive verb]formalto say clearly and strongly that someone should not do something 【正式】禁止 Their religion forbids the eating of pork. 他们的宗教禁止吃猪肉。forbid somebody to do something The management forbids employees to accept tips from customers. 管理层禁止员工接受顾客的小费。forbid somebody (from) doing something They were forbidden from entering the sacred chamber. 他们被禁止进入圣器室。say no/say somebody can't do something /ˌseɪ ˈnəʊ, ˌseɪ somebody kɑːnt ˈduː something ǁ-kænt-/ [verb phrase]to tell someone that they cannot do something when they have asked for your permission to do it 说不行/说某人不可以做某事 He wanted to use the car tonight but I said no. 今晚他想用车，但我不同意。 She wanted to go to the conference but her boss said she couldn't take the day off from work. 她想去参加会议，但老板说她不可以这一天请假。ban /bæn/ [transitive verb]to officially forbid something - use this about activities that are forbidden by law or agreement, especially because they are dangerous 〔通过法律或协议〕禁止，取缔 Many doctors now say that boxing should be banned. 现在许多医生都说拳击应被禁止。 a new international treaty banning all nuclear tests 一项取缔所有核试验的新国际公约ban somebody from (doing) something Relatives of the prisoners were banned from visiting them. 囚犯的亲属被禁止探访他们。prohibit /prəˈhɪbɪt, prəˈhɪbətǁprəʊ-/ [transitive verb]to forbid an activity by making it illegal 〔通过法律〕禁止 International Law prohibits the use of chemical weapons. 国际法禁止使用化学武器。 The U.S. prohibited all flights to the country while the war was in progress. 战争期间美国禁止所有飞机进入该国。prohibit somebody from doing something Mexican law prohibits the clergy from teaching in universities and schools. 墨西哥法律禁止神职人员在大学和中小学内教书。outlaw /ˈaʊtlɔː/ [transitive verb]to completely forbid something by making it illegal 〔通过法律〕禁止，取缔 Attempts to outlaw abortion have so far been unsuccessful. 通过法律禁止堕胎的尝试到目前为止尚未能成功。 Slavery was not officially outlawed in Australia until 1859. 澳大利亚直到1859年才正式立法取缔了蓄奴制。blacklist /ˈblækˌlɪst/ [transitive verb usually in passive]if a government or organizationblacklists someone, they keep a record of their name in order to forbid them doing a particular job or taking part in a particular activity 把〔被〕…列入黑名单 Members of the Communist Party were blacklisted and had great difficulty finding work. 共产党员被列入了黑名单，要找到工作非常困难。 When she tried to get a loan she found she had been blacklisted. 她想贷款时发现自己被列入了黑名单。2 when you are not allowed to do something 不被允许做某事not be allowed to do something /nɒt biː əˌlaʊd tə ˈduː something/ [verb phrase]when a person or a rule says that you must not do something 不被允许做某事 We're not allowed to wear jewellery at school. 校规不允许我们在学校里戴首饰。 My mom wasn't allowed to wear makeup until she was 16. 我妈妈到16岁才被允许使用化妆品。something is not allowed Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the building. 这幢建筑内任何地方都不允许吸烟。be forbidden /biː fəʳˈbɪdn/ [verb phrase]if somethingis forbidden, you are not allowed to do it. If someoneis forbidden to do something, they are not allowed to do it.Be forbidden is more formal thannot allowed被禁止的〔be forbidden 比not allowed更正式〕 In Saudi Arabia, alcohol and drug use are forbidden. 在沙特阿拉伯喝酒和吸毒都是被禁止的。be forbidden to do something Prisoners were forbidden to speak to each other while they were working. 囚犯在干活时是禁止交谈的。be strictly forbidden The use of mobile phones is strictly forbidden during take-off and landing. 飞机在起飞和降落时严格禁止使用手机。forbidden by law Teachers were forbidden by law to teach Darwin's theory of evolution. 法律禁止教师讲授达尔文的进化论。can't /kɑːntǁkænt/ [verb phrase]spokenif youcan't do something, you are not allowed to do it 【口】不可以，不能，不被允许 You can't park here. 你不能在这儿停车。 Dad says I can't go out tonight. 爸爸说今晚我不可以出去。no smoking/parking etc /nəʊ ˈsməʊkɪŋ/used on signs and notices to say that you are not allowed to smoke, park your car etc 禁止吸烟/禁止停车等〔用于标志、告示〕 There were ‘no smoking’ signs in every room. 每间房内都有“请勿吸烟”的标志。 The gate was locked and the sign said ‘No Trespassing’. 门锁上了，牌子上有“禁止擅入”的字样。be prohibited/not be permitted /biː prəˈhɪbtd, nɒt biː pəʳˈmɪtd/ [verb phrase]formalto be forbidden by a law or rule - used especially on official notices and warnings 【正式】被禁止的/不允许的〔尤用于正式告示和警告〕 Cars are prohibited in the city centre. 市中心禁止汽车通行。 Talking is not permitted in class. 上课时不允许交谈。 Cameras are prohibited inside the cathedral. 该教堂内禁止拍照。 The use of calculators in the test is not permitted. 这次测验不准使用计算器。strictly prohibited Smoking in the cinema is strictly prohibited. 电影院内严禁吸烟。be not to do something /biː ˌnɒt tə ˈduː something/ [verb phrase]use this to tell someone that they are not allowed to do something 不许做某事 You're not to tell anybody about this! 你们不许跟任何人说这事！ Employees are not to leave their cars in the company parking lot overnight. 员工不可以将车停在公司停车场内过夜。taboo /təˈbuː, tæ-/ [adjective]a subject, word, or activity that istaboo is not normally talked about or done because it is considered embarrassing or offensive according to social custom or accepted moral standards 属于禁忌的；忌讳的 Sex before marriage is no longer taboo in western countries. 婚前性行为在西方国家已不再是禁忌行为。taboo subject Death is still a taboo subject for many people. 死亡对不少人来说仍然是个忌讳的话题。taboo [countable noun] Until a few years ago, there was a taboo around the subject of divorce. 直到几年前为止，离婚一直是个忌讳的话题。3 to forbid books, films etc 查禁书籍、电影等ban /bæn/ [transitive verb]to forbid a book, film, play etc from being sold, seen, performed etc because it is considered morally harmful or politically dangerous 禁止；查禁〔被视为有损道德或政治上危险的书、电影、戏剧等〕 Films like that should be banned! 那种电影应该禁止放映！ Comics were banned in my house because my parents thought they weren't a good influence. 连环漫画在我家里是要禁止的，因为我父母认为它影响不好。 ‘Lady Chatterley's Lover’ was banned when it was first published. 《查泰莱夫人的情人》初版时遭到了查禁。censor /ˈsensəʳ/ [transitive verb]to examine films, books, letters etc and take out any parts that are considered to be morally harmful or politically dangerous 审查〔被视为有损道德或政治上危险的电影、书、信件等〕 The government censored all letters and telegrams going abroad during the war. 战争期间该国政府对寄发至海外的所有信件和电报都进行审查。 The court ruled that student newspapers could not be censored by school officials. 法庭裁决校方无权审查学生办的报纸。censorship /ˈsensəʳʃɪp/ [uncountable noun]the practice of officially examining films, books, letters etc to take out any parts which are considered to be morally harmful or politically dangerous 〔对被视为有损道德或政治上危险的电影、书、信件等的〕审查 Any films that are shown here have to pass government censorship. 在这里放映的电影都必须通过政府的审查。censorship of Angry journalists accused the government of censorship of free speech. 愤怒的新闻记者谴责政府对自由言论实施审查。4 to forbid someone from going somewhere 禁止某人去某处be out of bounds /biː ˌaʊt əv ˈbaʊndz/ [verb phrase]if a placeis out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there or enter it 〔某地〕不准去；不许进入 When I was younger, my parents allowed me to go anywhere except the town centre, which was out of bounds. 我小时候，除了市中心不许去以外，父母哪儿都让我去。be out of bounds to somebody The swimming pool is out of bounds to children unless they are with an adult. 这座游泳池是不许孩子们进入的，除非有大人陪同。be off limits /biː ˌɒf ˈlɪmts/ [verb phrase]if a placeis off limits, you are officially forbidden to go there 禁止入内 The officer told the soldiers that the town was off limits. 长官跟士兵们说禁止去镇上。be off limits to Much of the palace is off limits to the public. 这座宫殿的大部分地方禁止公众入内。ground /graʊnd/ [transitive verb]informalif a parent grounds their child, they do not allow them to go out with their friends for a period of time, as a punishment for behaving badly 【非正式】罚〔孩子〕不许出去 Mr Finkelstein grounded his kids after they were caught fighting at school. 孩子们在学校打架被人捉住以后，芬克尔斯坦先生就罚他们不许出去。 I can't go to the movie with you -- I'm grounded for the next two weeks. 我不能和你一起去看电影了，接下去的两个星期我被罚不许出门。5 to forbid someone from taking part in an activity or sport 禁止某人参加某项活动或运动suspend /səˈspend/ [transitive verb]to remove someone from their job or their school for a limited period of time as a punishment or in order to find out whether they have done something wrong 被罚暂停，被责令暂停〔上班、上学等〕 Martinez was suspended for a week because he attacked another student. 马丁内斯被罚停学一周，因为他袭击了另一名学生。 The teacher has been suspended while the accusation is being investigated. 在对指控进行调查期间，该教师暂时停职。suspend somebody for doing something Three police officers have been suspended for accepting bribes. 三名警察因受贿被责令停职。ban /bæn/ [transitive verb]to officially state that someone is not allowed to do something, especially as a punishment for something bad they have done 禁止，取缔〔尤作为惩罚〕ban somebody from doing something She was banned from driving for 6 months. 她被罚禁止驾车六个月。 The government has banned public officials from accepting gifts from foreigners. 政府禁止公务员接受外国人的礼物。disqualify /dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ, dɪsˈkwɒləfaɪǁ-ˈkwɑː-/ [transitive verb]to officially state that someone is no longer allowed to take part in a competition or activity, because they have broken a rule 〔因犯规而被〕取消…的资格disqualify somebody from something Three athletes were disqualified from the championships after failing drugs tests. 三名运动员因未通过药检被取消了锦标赛的参赛资格。disqualify somebody from doing something He was fined £500, and disqualified from holding any political office. 他被罚款500英镑并被取消担任政治职务的资格。bar /bɑːʳ/ [transitive verb usually in passive]to forbid someone from entering a place or taking part in an activity, especially because they have done something wrong 禁止，不准〔某人参加某项活动，尤因做了错事〕 Sorry, you can't come into this club - you're barred. 抱歉，你不能进入这个俱乐部，你被禁入了。be barred from doing something The fans were barred from ever attending football matches in England again. 这些球迷被永远禁止再到英格兰的球场观看足球赛。bar somebody from doing something In 1903 the New York School Board barred married women from teaching. 1903年纽约市教育委员会禁止已婚妇女任教。6 forbidden political organizations 遭取缔的政治团体banned /bænd/ [adjective only before noun]abanned political organization is one that is forbidden to meet or exist 〔政治团体〕遭禁止的，被取缔的 The government ordered members of the banned political party to appear for questioning. 政府命令被取缔的政党成员来接受盘问。 Leaders of the banned trade union were arrested last night. 被禁工会的领导昨晚被捕了。outlawed /ˈaʊtlɔːd/ [adjective]a political organization that isoutlawed is completely forbidden to operate because it is considered extremely bad or dangerous 〔某政治团体〕被禁止的；被取缔的 The government announced that the National Democratic Party had been outlawed. 政府宣布国家民主党已被取缔。 Police were blaming an outlawed leftist group for the bombing. 警方将此次爆炸事件归咎于一个被取缔的左翼团体。illegal /ɪˈliːgəl/ [adjective]anillegal political organization is forbidden to operate by law 非法的〔政治组织〕 All unions have been declared illegal by the ruling party. 所有工会都被该执政党宣布为非法。 An increasing number of racist attacks are being carried out by the NPA and other illegal organizations. NPA以及其他的非法组织正在进行越来越多的种族主义袭击。7 an official order forbidding something 禁止某事的官方命令ban /bæn/ [countable noun]an official statement that forbids something, based on a law or a government decision 禁令ban on The city has imposed a ban on smoking in all restaurants. 该市已颁布了在所有餐馆适用的禁烟令。 There has been worldwide protest against the ban on girls’ education. 世界各地都在抗议这条禁止女孩受教育的禁令。a total/complete ban The government is considering a total ban on the sale of handguns. 政府正在考虑全面禁止出售手枪。impose a ban on somethingban something 禁止某事 A ban has been imposed on the hunting and killing of whales. 已颁布了不许捕杀鲸的禁令。lift a banstop having a ban 取消禁令 The new prime minister agreed to lift the ban on opposition newspapers. 新首相同意取消对反对派报纸的禁令。sanctions /ˈsæŋkʃənz/ [plural noun]official orders forbidding trade or dealings with a particular country, used as a way of punishing them or stopping them from doing something 制裁 Economic sanctions can be as effective as military action. 经济制裁可以与军事行动一样有效。sanctions against The Canadian foreign minister criticized U.S. sanctions against Cuba. 这位加拿大外交部长批评了美国对古巴的制裁。sanctions on Protesters called for sanctions on all countries that violate the human rights of their citizens. 抗议者要求对所有侵犯本国公民人权的国家进行制裁。impose sanctionsstart having sanctions 实施制裁 The U.S. threatened to impose sanctions on any country that used chemical or biological weapons. 美国威胁要对任何使用化学或生物武器的国家实施制裁。embargo /ɪmˈbɑːʳgəʊ/ [countable noun]an official order forbidding trade in a particular product with a particular country for political or economic reasons 禁止贸易令；禁运trade/oil/arms etc embargo There was a relaxation of the American trade embargo. 美国贸易禁运有了一些放松。embargo on an embargo on British beef 对英国牛肉的禁运 The government has imposed an arms embargo on countries involved in international terrorism. 该政府对从事国际恐怖主义活动的国家实行了武器禁运。injunction /ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ [countable noun]an official order made by a court forbidding someone to do something, which includes a threat of punishment if they ignore the order 禁制令〔法院禁止某人做某事的正式命令〕 A court injunction forbade Clive Heywood to enter his wife's house. 法院颁布了一道禁制令，不准克莱夫·海伍德进入妻子的房子。take out an injunctionget an injunction from a court 取得禁制令 The government is taking out an injunction against the newspaper to try to stop it publishing a secret report. 政府在向法院申请禁制令，试图阻止这家报纸刊登一份机密报告。