pro·hib·it
verb/prəˈhɪbɪt/
/prəˈhɪbɪt/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prohibit | /prəˈhɪbɪt/ /prəˈhɪbɪt/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪt/ |
| he / she / it prohibits | /prəˈhɪbɪts/ /prəˈhɪbɪts/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪts/ |
| past simple prohibited | /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| past participle prohibited | /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /prəˈhɪbɪtɪd/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form prohibiting | /prəˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ /prəˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/, /prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ |
- [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 justiceb2- The 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 a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol
- prohibit something/somebody from doing something to make something impossible to do
阻止；使不可能 - The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
昂贵的装备令许多人对这项运动望而却步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strictly
- clearly
- explicitly
- …
- from
- The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin prohibit- ‘kept in check’, from the verb prohibere, from pro- ‘in front’ + habere ‘to hold’.