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sanction

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sanc·tion1 /ˈsæŋkʃən/ ●○○ noun  
1 sanctions [plural]PPP official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes 〔对某国的〕制裁 embargo
sanctions against
 US sanctions against Cuba
美国对古巴的制裁
 a resolution to impose sanctions (=start using sanctions) on North Korea
对朝鲜实施制裁的决议
 the threat of trade sanctions
贸易制裁的威胁
 The UN Security Council may impose economic sanctions.
联合国安理会可能会实施经济制裁。
 Any talk about lifting sanctions (=ending them) is premature.
现时就谈取消制裁为时过早。
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2 [uncountableU] formalPGLET/ALLOW official permission, approval, or acceptance 正式许可,批准,接受 SYN approval
 Apparently, the aide had acted without White House sanction.
这名助理的所作所为显然未经过白宫的批准。
3 [countableC] formalSCC a form of punishment that can be used if someone disobeys a rule or law 处罚,惩罚 SYN punishment
 the harshest possible sanction which could be imposed
可能采取的最严厉的处罚
nCOLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sanctions
economic/trade sanctions
The United Nations is considering new economic sanctions.
international sanctions
International sanctions were imposed on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait in 1990.
tough/strict sanctions (=severe)
Due to strict sanctions, the country is unable to import the medicines it needs.
verbs
impose sanctions (=start using them)
The US imposed economic sanctions on Panama.
lift sanctions (=stop using them)
Washington has since refused to lift sanctions.
ease sanctions (=make them less strict)
The last administration decided to ease sanctions against Cuba.
enforce sanctions (=make sure they are obeyed)
The UN will have the job of enforcing the sanctions.
break/violate sanctions (=send something to another country when this is not allowed)
Several companies broke trade sanctions by continuing to export weapons to the country.
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sanction2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] formal  
1 LET/ALLOWto officially accept or allow something 批准,准许 SYN approve
 The church refused to sanction the king’s second marriage.
教会拒绝批准国王的第二次婚姻。
see thesaurus at allow
2 be sanctioned by something formal ACCEPTto be made acceptable by something 为某事物所认可
 a barbaric custom, but one sanctioned by long usage
一种野蛮但由来已久的风俗
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From Longman Business Dictionary
sanctionsanc·tion /ˈsæŋkʃən/ noun
1sanctions [plural]ECONOMICS official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country as a way of forcing political changes
sanctions against
The US imposed tough trade sanctions against Cuba.
The UN security council unanimously refused to lift economic sanctions.
2[countableC]LAW a punishment for disobeying a rule or law
The most severe sanction the panel could recommend is expulsion from the Senate.
3[countableC] official permission or approval
The proposals are subject to the official sanction of the Council.
sanction verb [transitiveT]
Shareholders must sanction donations to political parties before they are made.
Origin sanction1
(1400-1500) Old French Latin sanctio, from sancire; → SAINT
sanc·tion1 nounn COLLOCATIONS1sanction2 verb
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