prohibition
UK/.prәuhi'biʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
An official ban or law forbidding something, especially the manufacture or sale of alcohol.
禁令；禁止；（尤指）禁酒令
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprobefore
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hibitroot
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ionact, process, state
=prohibition
Common Collocations
- 1.impose a prohibition颁布禁令
- 2.lift a prohibition解除禁令
- 3.prohibition on/against对……的禁令
- 4.prohibition era禁酒时代
Example Sentences
- 1.
The prohibition on smoking in public places has significantly improved air quality.
- 2.
During Prohibition in the 1920s, the illegal alcohol trade flourished across America.
- 3.
The government lifted the prohibition on foreign investment in the energy sector.