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单词 sanction
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sanction

noun
 
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
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  1.  
    [countable, usually plural] sanction (against somebody) an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a particular country, in order to make it do something, such as obeying international law
    • Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement.
    • The economic sanctions have been lifted.
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    • boom
    • business
    • commerce
    • embargo
    • import
    • market
    • monopoly
    • sanction
    • tariff
    • trade
    Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTrade
    • facilitate/​regulate trade (with other countries)
    • form/​join a trading bloc
    • live in/​compete in a global/​the world economy
    • support/​promote free trade
    • adopt/​call for/​oppose protectionist measures
    • erect/​impose/​reduce/​remove trade barriers
    • impose/​lift/​raise/​eliminate import tariffs (on something)
    • have/​run a huge/​large/​growing trade surplus/​deficit
    • embrace/​resist/​drive globalization
    Politics and law
    • conduct/​handle/​talk about/​discuss foreign policy
    • pursue an aggressive/​a hawkish foreign policy
    • require/​use/​conduct diplomacy
    • establish/​break off/​sever/​restore diplomatic relations
    • foster/​promote/​strengthen regional cooperation
    • facilitate/​achieve economic/​political integration
    • exercise/​defend/​protect/​transfer/​restore/​regain national/​state/​full/​limited sovereignty
    • consolidate/​extend/​lose/​retain your power (in the region)
    • hold/​maintain/​change/​alter/​shift/​be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
    • cause/​create/​open/​expose/​heal/​repair a deep/​growing/​major/​serious rift between X and Y
    Meetings and agreements
    • have/​hold/​host/​attend an international conference/​an economic forum/​a G20 summit
    • launch a new round of global/​multilateral/​world trade negotiations
    • send/​head/​lead/​meet a high-level/​an official/​a trade delegation
    • begin/​start/​continue/​resume peace talks
    • be committed to/​be opposed to/​disrupt/​undermine/​derail/​sabotage the peace process
    • negotiate/​achieve a lasting political settlement
    • broker/​sign a peace deal/​agreement/​treaty
    Conflict
    • be/​constitute/​pose a threat to global security
    • compromise/​endanger/​protect national security
    • justify/​be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/​be against military intervention
    • threaten/​authorize/​launch/​take/​support/​oppose unilateral/​pre-emptive military action
    • impose/​enforce/​lift/​end economic sanctions/​an arms embargo/​a naval blockade
    • close/​protect/​secure/​patrol the border
    • lead/​be involved in a peacekeeping operation
    Aid
    • negotiate/​announce a $15 billion aid package/​an economic stimulus package
    • send/​provide/​request/​cut off military aid
    • bring/​provide emergency/​humanitarian relief
    • deliver/​distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
    • fund/​run a foreign/​a local/​an international NGO
    • reduce/​eradicate child/​global/​world poverty
    Extra Examples
    • Some companies have broken sanctions by supplying arms to the warring states.
    • The UN called for sanctions against the invading country.
    • The company is in breach of a sanctions order.
    • There were calls for the imposition of sanctions.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • economic
    • financial
    • military
    verb + sanction
    • apply
    • enforce
    • impose
    preposition
    • sanction against
    • sanction for
    phrases
    • the imposition of sanctions
    • the lifting of sanctions
    • a threat of sanctions
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  2. [uncountable] (formal) official permission or approval for an action or a change synonym authorization
    • These changes will require the sanction of the court.
    • Their ideas received official sanction at the meeting.
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    • No decision can be taken without the sanction of the committee.
    • The conference gave its official sanction to the change of policy.
    • The movement was first given official sanction in the 1960s.
    • No parliamentary sanction is needed for the Treasury to borrow money.
    • Such a step could not be taken without his sanction.
    Topics Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • government
    • official
    • divine
    verb + sanction
    • give something
    preposition
    • with somebody/​something’s sanction
    • without somebody/​something’s sanction
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  3. [countable] sanction (against something) a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make people obey a law or behave in a particular way synonym penalty
    • The ultimate sanction will be the closure of the restaurant.
    • We now have an effective sanction against the killing of whales.
    Extra Examples
    • The school will use all available sanctions to maintain discipline.
    • There were strict sanctions against absenteeism.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • economic
    • financial
    • military
    verb + sanction
    • apply
    • enforce
    • impose
    preposition
    • sanction against
    • sanction for
    phrases
    • the imposition of sanctions
    • the lifting of sanctions
    • a threat of sanctions
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  4. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun denoting an ecclesiastical decree): from French, from Latin sanctio(n-), from sancire ‘ratify’. The verb dates from the late 18th cent.

sanction

verb
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sanction
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
/ˈsæŋkʃn/
he / she / it sanctions
/ˈsæŋkʃnz/
/ˈsæŋkʃnz/
past simple sanctioned
/ˈsæŋkʃnd/
/ˈsæŋkʃnd/
past participle sanctioned
/ˈsæŋkʃnd/
/ˈsæŋkʃnd/
-ing form sanctioning
/ˈsæŋkʃənɪŋ/
/ˈsæŋkʃənɪŋ/
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  1. sanction something (formal) to give permission for something to take place
    • The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates.
    Extra Examples
    • He had tacitly sanctioned repression against the opposition parties.
    • Shareholders are unlikely to sanction the scheme.
    • The military refused to sanction a transfer of power to a civilian government.
    • The transaction has to be sanctioned by the court.
    • Slavery was once socially sanctioned.
    Topics Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • officially
    • legally
    • socially
    verb + sanction
    • refuse to
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  2. sanction somebody/something (specialist) to punish somebody/something; to impose a sanction on somethingTopics Crime and punishmentc1
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun denoting an ecclesiastical decree): from French, from Latin sanctio(n-), from sancire ‘ratify’. The verb dates from the late 18th cent.
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