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embargo

🇬🇧 UK/im'bɑ:gәu/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC1

Definitions

n.

An official ban on trade with another country, or on ships leaving port; a temporary restriction on releasing information.

禁运令;封港令;(信息发布的)禁令

v.

To impose an official ban on trade or on the release of information.

对……实施禁运;禁止发布(信息)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
emto put into, to cause
+
barbar, barrier, stick
+
gosuffix
=embargo

Common Collocations

  • 1.trade embargo贸易禁运
  • 2.arms embargo武器禁运

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government placed an embargo on trading with hostile nations.

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