prohibition

US [ˌproʊəˈbɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [ˌprəʊɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.禁令；阻止；禁律；（1920 至 1933 年美国的）禁酒时期
  • Web禁止；禁酒令；美国禁酒令
Plural Form：prohibitions  

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prohibition
n.
1.
[u]
（尤指通过法律的）禁止，阻止the act of stopping sth being done or used, especially by law
the prohibition of smoking in public areas
禁止在公共场所吸烟的规定
2.
[c]
~ (against/on sth)
禁令；禁律a law or a rule that stops sth being done or used
a prohibition against selling alcohol to people under the age of 18
禁止向 18 岁以下青少年售酒的法令
3.
[u]
（1920 至 1933 年美国的）禁酒时期(in the US) the period of time from 1920 to 1933 when it was illegal to make and sell alcoholic drinks

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Left-turn prohibition is an important approach to organizing the surface intersection, and its effects are relevant to many factors.
禁止左转是平面交叉口组织的一个重要方式，它可能带来的交通效应与多种因素有关。
jìn zhǐ zuǒ zhuǎn shì píng miàn jiāo chā kǒu zǔ zhī de yī gè zhòng yào fāng shì , tā kě néng dài lái de jiāo tōng xiào yìng yǔ duō zhǒng yīn sù yǒu guān 。
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2.
But only a philosopher would see a difficulty. Truthfulness is a state of mind rather than observance of prohibition of falsehood.
但只有哲人才看得出其中的难处。求真是一种思想状态，而不是奉行错误的禁令。
dàn zhǐ yǒu zhé rén cái kàn dé chū qí zhōng de nán chù 。 qiú zhēn shì yī zhǒng sī xiǎng zhuàng tài , ér bú shì fèng xíng cuò wù de jìn lìng 。
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3.
Her intense wish was to qualify for the Indian police force so she could specialize in enforcement of the child marriage prohibition law.
她的强烈愿望是取得印度警员资格，这样她就可以专门致力于废除童婚法律的执行了。
tā de qiáng liè yuàn wàng shì qǔ de yìn dù jǐng yuán zī gé , zhè yàng tā jiù kě yǐ zhuān mén zhì lì yú fèi chú tóng hūn fǎ lǜ de zhí xíng le 。
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4.
Publishing in Catalan continued throughout Franco's dictatorship, and there was no prohibition on speaking it in public or in commerce.
在弗朗哥专政时期，加泰罗尼亚语的出版物仍可以发行，公开场合和商业环境中也可以使用该语言。
zài fú lǎng gē zhuān zhèng shí qī , jiā tài luó ní yà yǔ de chū bǎn wù réng kě yǐ fā xíng , gōng kāi chǎng hé hé shāng yè huán jìng zhōng yě kě yǐ shǐ yòng gāi yǔ yán 。
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5.
And yet prohibition of liquor, beer, and wine did not work.
然而对于酒精，啤酒以及红酒的禁止都没有起到作用。
rán ér duì yú jiǔ jīng , pí jiǔ yǐ jí hóng jiǔ de jìn zhǐ dōu méi yǒu qǐ dào zuò yòng 。
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6.
Abides by the law country, does not make the legal prohibition the matter.
遵守国家法律，不做法律禁止的事。
zūn shǒu guó jiā fǎ lǜ , bù zuò fǎ lǜ jìn zhǐ de shì 。
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7.
And yet this was precisely the reasoning behind Prohibition, which most people today regard as a terrible error.
但这的的确确是大多数人现在认为是可怕错误的禁酒背后的逻辑。
dàn zhè dí dí què què shì dà duō shù rén xiàn zài rèn wéi shì kě pà cuò wù de jìn jiǔ bèi hòu de luó jí 。
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From prohibition to books, no matter how much we like to think we live in a free society, there is always something being banned.
从禁书开始，无论我们多么希望生活在一个自由的社会，总是有一些东西是要被禁止的。
cóng jìn shū kāi shǐ , wú lùn wǒ men duō me xī wàng shēng huó zài yī gè zì yóu de shè huì , zǒng shì yǒu yī xiē dōng xi shì yào bèi jìn zhǐ de 。
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Drug prohibition was one more nail in the coffin of liberal England, whose "grange death" was complete by the end of the Great War.
自由主义英国随着第一次世界大战的结束而终结，而禁毒令是埋葬自由主义棺材上的又一颗钉子。
zì yóu zhǔ yì yīng guó suí zhe dì yī cì shì jiè dà zhàn de jié shù ér zhōng jié , ér jìn dú lìng shì mái zàng zì yóu zhǔ yì guān cái shàng de yòu yī kē dīng zi 。
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10.
As you may've guessed, upper east siders, prohibition never stood a chance against exhibition, it's human nature to be free.
正如你们所知，上东区的贵族们，“阻止”在“表现”面前是无力的，人天性就向往自由。
zhèng rú nǐ men suǒ zhī , shàng dōng qū de guì zú men , " zǔ zhǐ " zài " biǎo xiàn " miàn qián shì wú lì de , rén tiān xìng jiù xiàng wǎng zì yóu 。
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