forbid
v
(pt forbade or forbad , pp forbidden )
1
(a) [Tsg, Dn.n, Dn.t]
order (sb) not to do sth 禁止, 不準(zhǔn), 不許(某人)做某事
I can't forbid you/your seeing that man again. 我無(wú)法禁止你再和那個(gè)男人來(lái)往.
She was forbidden access to the club. 人家不允許她到那個(gè)俱樂(lè)部去.
If you want to go, Ican't forbid you. 你想去, 我也攔不住你.
He was forbidden to talk to her. 不準(zhǔn)他同她交談.
It is forbidden (for anyone) to smoke in this room. 禁止(任何人)在本室吸煙.
(b) [Tn, Tg] order that (sth) shall not be done; not allow 禁止(某事物); 不允許
Her father forbade their marriage. 她父親不允許他們倆結(jié)婚.
Photography is strictly forbidden in the cathedral. 教堂內(nèi)嚴(yán)禁攝影.
forbidden subjects such as sex and politics 禁止談?wù)摰念}目, 如性和政治
The law forbids building on this land. 法律規(guī)定禁止在此處進(jìn)行修建.
2 [Tn] make (sth) difficult or impossible; prevent or not allow 妨礙(某事); 阻止或不準(zhǔn)
Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here. 因篇幅所限, 此處不便對(duì)本題作進(jìn)一步闡述.
3 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) for,bidden `fruit thing that is desired because it is disapproved of or not allowed 禁果(因受禁止而更想得到的東西). for,bidden `ground
(a) area that one is not allowed to enter 禁區(qū).
(b) subject, activity, etc that is not allowed or approved of 不準(zhǔn)涉及的或不認(rèn)可的內(nèi)容或活動(dòng)等. God/Heaven for`bid (that...) (expressing a wish that sth may not happen 表示愿某事不要發(fā)生)
Heaven forbid that anything awful should have happened to her. 但愿她不會(huì)出了大事.