| 词组 | forbid |
| 释义 | forbid /fəˈbɪd $ fər-/ verb if something is forbidden, it is not allowedGrammarForbid is usually used in the passive.adverbssth is strictly forbidden Smoking is strictly forbidden in the mine.sth is absolutely/completely/totally forbidden It was absolutely forbidden to talk to the other prisoners.be expressly/explicitly/specifically forbidden from doing sth (=a particular thing is forbidden) The jury are expressly forbidden from discussing the case outside the court.prepositionssb is forbidden from doing sth Women are forbidden from going out without a veil.phrasesit is forbidden to do sth Under Islamic law, it is forbidden to receive interest from savings accounts.sth is forbidden by law Discrimination is forbidden by law.THESAURUS: forbid prohibit to not allow something, especially because of a law or rule. Prohibit sounds more official than forbid: Photographs are strictly prohibited in the museum. | The men are prohibited from leaving the country. | The Act prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, colour or nationality.Prohibit is usually used in the passive. not allow to say that someone must not do or have something, and stop them doing or having it: The Mexican government does not allow foreigners to own land in Mexico. | Food is not allowed in the art room. not let to not allow someone to do something. Not let is more informal than not allow: My boss won’t let me take any more time off work. | I don’t let the kids play near the road. sth is not permitted if something is not permitted, a rule or law says that you must not do it. Not permitted is more formal than not allowed: Talking is not permitted during the examination. | The doctor is not permitted to discuss the patient’s confidential records. ban to say officially that people must not do or have something. Usually governments or courts ban people from doing things: Parliament voted to ban the drug. | They want experiments on animals to be banned. | He was banned from driving for three years. proscribe formal to say officially that people are not allowed to do something. Proscribe is similar in meaning to ban, but is much more formal: The law proscribes discrimination in the workplace. | The men are charged with being members of a proscribed organization. | The drug is proscribed in the UK. bar to not allow someone to enter a place or do something, especially by preventing it officially: She was barred from the pub. | He was barred from talking to journalists. |
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