prohibit
US: /pɹoʊˈhɪbət/
UK: /pɹəhˈɪbɪt/
UK: /pɹəhˈɪbɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
prohibit /prohibit/
- ngoại động từ
- cấm, ngăn cấm, cấm chỉ
- smoking is prohibited: cấm hút thuốc
- to prohibit someone from doing something: ngăn cấm người nào làm việc gì
- cấm, ngăn cấm, cấm chỉ
Advanced English dictionary
verb ~ sth
~ sb from doing sth (formal)
1 [often passive] to stop sth from being done or used especially by law
Synonym: FORBID
[VN] a law prohibiting the sale of alcohol + Soviet citizens were prohibited from travelling abroad. [also V -ing, VN -ing]
2 to make sth impossible to do
Synonym: PREVENT
The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 bar, ban, forbid, disallow, interdict, outlaw, taboo, debar, proscribe:
Fishing without a permit is prohibited.
2 prevent, stop, preclude, rule out, obstruct, block, impede, hinder, hamper, inhibit, frustrate, foil, thwart, restrain, check:
A turnstile prohibits entry through the exit doors.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
strictly
Smoking in the cinema is strictly prohibited.
| expressly, specifically | effectively
The very restrict regulations effectively prohibit the entry of soil or plants grown in soil into the country.
| constitutionally
The president is constitutionally prohibited from serving more than two terms in office.
PREP.
from
The Act specifically prohibits any council from spending money for political purposes.
Concise English dictionary
prohibits|prohibited|prohibitingprəʊ'hɪbɪt /prə-
verb
+command against
