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pro·hibi·tive AW BrE /prəˈhɪbətɪv/NAmE /prəˈhɪbətɪv/, also /proʊˈhɪbətɪv/ adjective(of a price or a cost 价格或费用) so high that it prevents people from buying sth or doing sth 高昂得令人难以承受的；贵得买不起的 SYN exorbitant ◆prohibitive costs 难以承受的费用◆The price of property in the city is prohibitive. 城市的房地产价格令人望而却步。preventing people from doing sth by law （以法令）禁止的◆prohibitive legislation 禁律(NAmE) (of a person taking part in an election or a competition 参加竞选或比赛的人) extremely likely to win 极可能获胜的◆Miami began the day a prohibitive Super Bowl favorite. 迈阿密队今天从一开始就表现出是美国橄榄球超级碗大赛的夺冠热门。▸ pro·hibi·tive·ly BrE /prəˈhɪbətɪvli/NAmE /proʊˈhɪbətɪvli/ adverb◆Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers. 汽车保险费有时高得让年轻开车人承受不起。 |