forbid

forbid
( forbidding; past forbade -ˈbad, -ˈbeɪd forbad ; past participle forbidden )
  1. [with obj.]refuse to allow (something)
    不许,禁止
    mixed marriages were forbidden.
    异族通婚被禁止。
    ■order (someone) not to do something
    禁止,不准(某人)做某事
    I was forbidden from leaving Russia.
    我被禁止离开俄罗斯。
    [with obj. and infinitive]my doctor has forbidden me to eat sugar.
    医生不准我吃糖。
    ■refuse (someone or something) entry to a place or area
    禁止(或不准)…进入
    ■(of a circumstance or quality) make (something) impossible; prevent
    (情况,性质)使(某事)成为不可能;阻止,制止
    the cliffs forbid any easy turning movement.
    悬崖使人根本无法轻易转动。
常用词组
the forbidden degrees
  1. the number of steps of descent from the same ancestor that bar two related people from marrying
    禁止通婚的亲等
forbidden fruit
  1. a thing that is desired all the more because it is not allowed
    禁果
God (或 Heaven) forbid
  1. used to express a fervent wish that something does not happen
    上帝(天)不容(表达不希望发生某事的强烈愿望)
    [with clause]God forbid that this should happen to anyone ever again.
    上帝不容这类事在任何人身上重演。
语源
  1. Old English forbēodan (see for-, bid)
英语宝典
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