forbid

verb

/fəˈbɪd/

/fərˈbɪd/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they forbid	/fəˈbɪd/ /fərˈbɪd/
he / she / it forbids	/fəˈbɪdz/ /fərˈbɪdz/
past simple forbade	/fəˈbæd/, /fəˈbeɪd/ /fərˈbæd/, /fərˈbeɪd/
past participle forbidden	/fəˈbɪdn/ /fərˈbɪdn/
-ing form forbidding	/fəˈbɪdɪŋ/ /fərˈbɪdɪŋ/

Idioms

to order somebody not to do something; to order that something must not be done禁止；不准
- forbid somebody (from doing something) He forbade them from mentioning the subject again.他不准他们再提这个话题。
- forbid something Her father forbade the marriage.她的父亲不允许这桩婚事。
- Smoking is strictly forbidden.严禁吸烟。
- You cannot do that. I absolutely forbid it.你不能那样做，我决不允许。
- forbid somebody to do something You are all forbidden to leave.你们都不准离开。
- forbid somebody something My doctor has forbidden me sugar.医生禁止我吃糖。
- forbid (somebody) doing something She knew her mother would forbid her going.她知道她妈妈是不会让她去的。
Express Yourself Forbidding somebody to do something
Forbidding somebody to do something禁止某人做某事When speaking to somebody, we usually use indirect language to ask them not to do something:要求某人不要做某事通常使用间接的表达方式：
- I'm sorry, smoking isn't allowed./You're not allowed to smoke here.对不起，不准吸烟。／这里不准吸烟。
- Would you mind not talking during the music?演奏音乐时请不要说话好吗？
- Could I ask you not to use your phone here, please?请不要在这里使用手机好吗？
- I'm afraid I have to ask you not to take pictures here.对不起，请你不要在这里拍照。
opposite allow, permitTopics Permission and obligationb2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- strictly
- absolutely
- totally
- …
preposition
- from
phrases
- be forbidden by law
forbid something | forbid somebody to do something (formal) to make it difficult or impossible to do something妨碍；阻碍；阻止 synonym prohibit
- Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.由于篇幅所限，这里不能深入阐述这个问题。

词源Old English forbēodan (from for- and bid2).

Idioms

God/Heaven forbid (that…)

(informal) used to say that you hope that something will not happen但愿这事不发生
- ‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’“也许你会像我一样，最终成为律师。” “但愿不会这样！”
Some people find this use of God offensive.