(banned, banning)with obj.(常作be banned)
1- officially or legally prohibit（官方或依法）禁止, 取缔：
he was banned from driving for a year
他被禁止驾车一年
a proposal to ban all trade in ivory.
禁止所有象牙贸易的提议。
1.1
- officially exclude (someone) from a place（官方）把（某人）逐出（某地）：
her son was banned for life from the Centre.
她的儿子被永久性地逐出了该中心。
1
- an official or legal prohibition（官方的）禁止, 禁令：
a proposed ban on cigarette advertising
拟议中对香烟广告的禁止
a three-year driving ban.
为期三年的禁止驾驶令。
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- an official exclusion of a person from an organization, country, or activity（由机构、国家或活动对人发出的）禁令, 逐出令：
a ban on homosexuals in the armed forces.
针对武装部队中同性恋者的禁令。
1.2
- historical a sentence of outlawry〈史〉褫夺公民权的判决。
1.3
- archaic a curse〈古〉诅咒。
词源
Old English bannan 'summon by a public proclamation'， of Germanic origin， reinforced by Old Norse banna 'curse， prohibit'; the noun is partly from Old French ban 'proclamation， summons， banishment'.