sanction
🇬🇧 UK/'sæŋkʃәn/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB2
Definitions
n.
Official approval or authorization; a penalty or coercive measure imposed on a country or person to enforce compliance.
制裁;批准;认可
v.
To officially approve or authorize; to impose penalties or sanctions on.
批准;认可;对……实施制裁
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsanctroot
+
ionact, process, state
=sanction
Common Collocations
- 1.impose sanctions实施制裁
- 2.economic sanctions经济制裁
- 3.give sanction to批准/认可
- 4.lift sanctions解除制裁
Example Sentences
- 1.
The United Nations voted to impose economic sanctions on the country.
- 2.
The project cannot proceed without the sanction of the board of directors.
- 3.
Athletes who use banned substances face strict sanctions from governing bodies.