1FORBIDto tell someone that they are not allowed to do something, or that something is not allowed 禁止,不许OPP permit
forbid somebody to do something
He was forbidden to leave the house, as a punishment.
作为惩罚,他被禁止离开家。
forbid somebody from doing something
Women are forbidden from going out without a veil.
妇女不戴面纱禁止出门。
strictly/expressly/explicitly etc forbid
The law strictly forbids racial or sexual discrimination.
法律严禁种族或性别歧视。
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In everyday English, people usually say that someone is not allowed to do something rather than is forbidden to do something: 在日常英语中,人们一般说someone is not allowed to do something,不说someone is forbidden to do something
He was not allowed to leave the house.
他被禁止离开那幢房子。
2God/Heaven forbidspokenHOPE used to emphasize that you hope that something will not happen 但愿不会发生这样的事
‘Supposing I had an accident.’ ‘God forbid!’
“假设我出了意外事故呢。”“但愿不会发生这样的事!”
Examples from the Corpus
God/Heaven forbid• Or, heaven forbid, ridicule him?• My guess is this: Heaven forbid that you have a cancer right now.• And heaven forbid that you should be served by some one in a chaincoffee house with a regionalaccent.• God forbid you should have an accident.
3formalIMPOSSIBLE to make it impossible for someone to do something 阻止;妨碍,使〔某人〕不可能做某事SYN prevent
Lack of space forbids listing the names of all those who contributed.
由于篇幅限制,无法列出所有捐款人的姓名。
THESAURUS
forbid to tell someone in a very strong way that they must not do something or that something is not allowed 禁止
His doctor had strictly forbidden him to drink alcohol.
他的医生严禁他饮酒。
It is forbidden to say such things.
此类话语是禁止的。
not allow to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it 不允许
The company does not allow smoking inside the building.
公司不准在大楼内吸烟。
Mobile phones are not allowed in school.
校内禁用手机。
not let [not in passive] to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow 不让[较not allow正式]。
My parents won’t let me stay out later than 11 o'clock.
父母不准我11点之后还不回家。
not permit [usually passive] if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permit is more formal than not allow 不允许〔较not allow正式〕
Candidates are not permitted to use dictionaries in this examination.
本次考试考生不得使用词典。
Parking is not permitted here after 8 am.
早上8点后此处禁止停车。
ban to say officially that people must not do or have something 〔正式〕禁止
Parliament decided to ban fox-hunting.
议会决定禁止猎狐。
The book was banned in many countries.
此书在许多国家被禁。
prohibit /prəˈhɪbət $ proʊ-/ to say officially that an action is illegal and make a law or rule about this 〔以法规〕禁止
Acts of vandalism are prohibited.
禁止破坏公物的行为。
bar [usually passive] to not allow someone to enter a place or do something, especially by preventing it officially 〔尤指正式〕禁止,阻止
Foreign journalists were barred from entering the country.
外国记者被禁止进入该国。
proscribe formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something 正式禁止
The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace.
strictly/expressly/explicitly etc forbid• Any socialcontact with Silly-Willie was strictly forbidden.• He had found the porter visiting the superintendentnurse in her room, a form of social exchange that was strictly forbidden.• Violentshaking or other grossindignities are expressly forbidden.• Mrs Berzins, who remembered herself as a young woman, did not strictly forbid her to go.• It is now in effectexplicitly forbidden to do this in any aspect of the instructionalprogram.• They were expressly forbidden to engage in any other activities, of course.• Although we have been strictly forbidden to enter the shed, my sister and I spend a lot of time in here.
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤strictly嚴格禁止◇Smoking is strictly forbidden.嚴禁吸煙。➤absolutely, totally絕對/全然禁止◇You cannot do that. I absolutely forbid it.你不能那樣做,我決不允許。➤explicitly, expressly, specifically明確禁止PREPOSITION➤from禁止⋯◇He was forbidden from leaving the country.他被禁止出境。PHRASES➤be forbidden by law為法律所禁止