| 词组 | sanctions |
| 释义 | sanctions /ˈsæŋkʃən/ noun official orders stopping trade or communication with another countryadjectives/nouns + sanctionseconomic/trade sanctions The United Nations is considering new economic sanctions.international sanctions International sanctions were imposed on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait.tough/strict sanctions Due to strict sanctions, the country is unable to import the medicines it needs.verbsimpose sanctions (=start using them) The US imposed economic sanctions on Cuba.lift sanctions (=stop using them) Sanctions against South Africa were lifted when the apartheid system ended.ease/relax sanctions (=make them less strict) They want to ease sanctions, and allow supplies of food and medicine into the country.tighten sanctions (=make them more strict) There has been a proposal to tighten the sanctions.enforce sanctions (=make sure they are obeyed) The UN will have the job of enforcing the sanctions.break sanctions also violate sanctions formal (=send goods to another country when this is not allowed) Several companies broke trade sanctions by continuing to export weapons.call for sanctions (=say you want them to be used) The Council of Europe called for sanctions against Serbia.use sanctions They should use sanctions to make other countries stop their nuclear programs.threaten sanctions The European Union threatened economic sanctions.support/oppose sanctions I oppose sanctions because they only increase the suffering of ordinary people.prepositionssanctions against sb The sanctions against Italy were lifted.sanctions on sb There should be sanctions on countries that use chemical weapons.phrasesthe threat of sanctions The UN should use the threat of sanctions to make the government stop the killing.the lifting/removal of sanctions (=ending them) He supports the lifting of sanctions.the imposition of sanctions formal (=starting to use them) Some countries called for the imposition of sanctions. |
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