prohibit
US
UK prohibit [sth] vtr: (outlaw, make illegal)
SC 明文禁止 míng wén jìn zhǐ
SC 规定不许 míng wén jìn zhǐ，guī dìng bù xǔ
The new law prohibits smoking in restaurants.
prohibit [sb] from doing [sth] v expr: (forbid)
SC 阻止 zǔ zhǐ
TC 阻止
TC 阻止
SC 禁止 zǔ zhǐ，jìn zhǐ
TC 禁止
TC 禁止
The police prohibited me from entering the building.