forbid

　　1.V-T If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done. 禁止

　　例：Theyll forbid you to marry.

　　他們會不許你結婚。

　　例：She was shut away and forbidden to read.

　　她被關起來不許讀書。

　　2.V-T If something forbids a particular course of action or state of affairs, it makes it impossible for the course of action or state of affairs to happen. 使 不可能

　　例：His own pride forbids him to ask Arthurs help.

　　他自己的傲慢使他不可能尋求亞瑟的幫助。

　　常見用法

　　用作及物動詞

　　Smoking is forbidden in this office.

　　這間辦公室禁止吸煙。

　　I forbid you to call me late at night.

　　我禁止你在深夜給我打電話。

　　Lack of time forbids any further discussion at the point.

　　由于時間不夠，現在不能深入討論這個問題。

　　Lack of space forbids listing the names of all those who contributed.

　　篇幅所限,不能一一列出所有貢獻者的名字。

　　I forbid you to tell anyone.

　　我不許你告訴任何人。

　　My parents forbid me to stay out at night.

　　我的父母不許我在外面過夜。

　　He is forbidden from leaving the country.

　　他不許離開國家。

　　forbid

　　1.V-T If you forbid someone to do something, or if you forbid an activity, you order that it must not be done. 禁止

　　例：Theyll forbid you to marry.

　　他們會不許你結婚。

　　例：She was shut away and forbidden to read.

　　她被關起來不許讀書。

　　2.V-T If something forbids a particular course of action or state of affairs, it makes it impossible for the course of action or state of affairs to happen. 使 不可能

　　例：His own pride forbids him to ask Arthurs help.

　　他自己的傲慢使他不可能尋求亞瑟的幫助。

　　常見用法

　　用作及物動詞

　　Smoking is forbidden in this office.

　　這間辦公室禁止吸煙。

　　I forbid you to call me late at night.

　　我禁止你在深夜給我打電話。

　　Lack of time forbids any further discussion at the point.

　　由于時間不夠，現在不能深入討論這個問題。

　　Lack of space forbids listing the names of all those who contributed.

　　篇幅所限,不能一一列出所有貢獻者的名字。

　　I forbid you to tell anyone.

　　我不許你告訴任何人。

　　My parents forbid me to stay out at night.

　　我的父母不許我在外面過夜。

　　He is forbidden from leaving the country.

　　他不許離開國家。