prohibit[prəu'hibit]

• vt.
  • 禁止，不准：

    We are prohibited from drinking alcohol during working hours.

    工作时间内我们不得喝酒。

  • 阻止；使不可能：

    The high cost prohibits the widespread use of this dictionary.

    这本词典因价格昂贵而影响其广泛使用。

• 短语:
  • prohibit someone from doing something 禁止某人做某事[亦作 prohibit someone's doing something]