ban

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used. (官方) 明令禁止
Canada will ban smoking in all offices later this year. 加拿大將于今年晚些時(shí)候禁止在所有辦公場(chǎng)所吸煙。
Last year arms sales were banned. 去年軍火交易被明令禁止了。
2. N-COUNT A ban is an official ruling that something must not be done, shown, or used. 官方禁令
The general lifted the ban on political parties. 將軍解除了對(duì)政黨的官方禁令。
3. V-T If you are banned from doing something, you are officially prevented from doing it. 禁止
He was banned from driving for three years. 他被禁止駕駛3年。

The council plans to ban circuses with performing animals .
The proposed new law would ban picketing.
The council is making a move to ban traffic in some parts of the city .
Certain chemicals have been banned because of their damaging effect on the environment .
He's been banned from driving for six months .