| 单词 | embargo |
| 释义 | embargo (once / 1977 pages) nv An embargo is an order stopping the movement of trade ships into or out of a country. If you can’t get those yummy Swedish fish, perhaps there has been an embargo on trade with Sweden! The fact that ships cannot move during an embargo makes sense from the Latin root of the word, a verb meaning impede with barriers. If one government places a trade embargo on another, it can be an act of war between the two countries. But if an arms embargo is in place, many countries refuse to sell arms to a particular country because it is especially violent. As a verb, the use of embargo is a little broader. If you write an impassioned plea for peace, but the government embargoes it, no one will read your writing. WORD FAMILYembargo: embargoed, embargoes, embargoing, embargos USAGE EXAMPLESThe resolution also ordered the embargo of about $640 million in Mrs. Kirchner’s assets. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) But with the ongoing embargo, ingredients are limited, and even the finest chef would be hard-pressed to dazzle any eater. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) The four weren’t identified, but one of them, a Belgian, was charged with belonging to a criminal organization and breaking an arms embargo. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1n a government order imposing a trade barrier Syn|Hyper trade embargo, trade stoppage import barrier, trade barrier any regulation or policy that restricts international trade 2v prevent commerce The U.S. embargoes Libya Hyper block, halt, kibosh, stop stop from happening or developing 3v ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons embargo ed publications Hyper ban, censor forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) |
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