forbids; forbade /-ˈbæd/ /-ˈbeɪd/ /fɚˈbæd/ /fɚˈbeɪd/ or forbad /-ˈbæd/ ; /fɚˈbæd/; forbidden /-ˈbɪdn̩/ ; /fɚˈbɪdn̩/ ; forbidding forbids; forbade /-ˈbæd/ /-ˈbeɪd/ /fɚˈbæd/ /fɚˈbeɪd/ or forbad /-ˈbæd/ ; /fɚˈbæd/; forbidden /-ˈbɪdn̩/ ; /fɚˈbɪdn̩/ ; forbidding Learner's definition of FORBID
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: to order (someone) not to do something不许 -
I forbid you to go!我不许你走！
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She was forbidden by her parents to marry him.父母不许她嫁给他。
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She was forbidden from marrying him.不许她嫁给他。
2
formal : to say that (something) is not allowed禁止
God/heaven forbid
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used in speech to say that you hope a bad thing will not happen但愿这样的事情不要发生 -
This is the number you should call if, God forbid, you should get into an accident.如果发生事故，请拨打这个电话。但愿什么都不发生。
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Heaven forbid that something bad should happen.但愿不要发生什么坏事情。