单词 | prohibit |
释义 | prohibit (once / 208 pages) v If a sign says "Swimming Prohibited," don't go for a dip. It's not allowed. To prohibit is to forbid, or to disallow something. In school, you are prohibited from leaving the premises before the end of the school day. The school administration also prohibits smoking and chewing gum. In 1920, it became illegal to sell alcohol in the United States. This time period when alcohol was prohibited is known as the era of Prohibition. Famously Prohibition did not work. When you prohibit something, you often make it seem more appealing. WORD FAMILYprohibit: prohibited, prohibiting, prohibition, prohibitive, prohibits+/prohibition: prohibitionist, prohibitions/prohibitionist: prohibitionists/prohibitive: prohibitively USAGE EXAMPLESThe measure also prohibits limits the OCE’s jurisdiction to the previous three Congresses, aligning its statute of limitations to the Ethics Committee’s. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The manual adds, “Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment is prohibited.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Detroit police spokesman Dan Donakowski says tenants of the home told officers they never entered the garage because the landlord prohibited it. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) v command against Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, proscribe, veto allow, countenance, let, permit consent to, give permission allow, grantlet have ban prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure bar, debar, excludeprevent from entering; keep out enjoinissue an injunction criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlawdeclare illegal; outlaw ban, censorforbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) command, require make someone do something |
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