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-derived
sanctroot
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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.

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