forbidding

英[fə'bɪdɪŋ] 美[fər'bɪdɪŋ]
  • adj. 可怕的；令人反感的；令人生畏的
  • 动词forbid的现在分词形式.
forbiddingly
TEM8 GRE TOEFL

详细释义

Noun:
  1. an official prohibition or edict against something

Adjective:
  1. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance;

    "a dour, self-sacrificing life"
    "a forbidding scowl"
    "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"
    "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"

  2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;

    "a baleful look"
    "forbidding thunderclouds"
    "his tone became menacing"
    "ominous rumblings of discontent"
    "sinister storm clouds"
    "a sinister smile"
    "his threatening behavior"
    "ugly black clouds"
    "the situation became ugly"

双语例句

1. The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.
市议会通过法律,禁止散发传单.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The emperor issued an edict forbidding doing trade with foreigners.
皇帝颁布了一项不得和外国人做生意的敕令.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Parliament has passed an act forbidding the slaughter of animals for pleasure.
议会通过了一项禁止杀生取乐的法令.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. In the past, the region had been protected by its forbidding geography and the extremities of its climate.
过去，这个地区令人生畏的地理条件和极端的天气状况使它受到保护。

来自柯林斯例句

5. A severe , forbidding man whom all feared and respected.
祖父是全家所崇拜、敬畏的人,常常带着凛然不可侵犯的神气.

来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The coast was rocky and forbidding.
      这个海岸是多岩石的和险峻的。
    2. The house looked dark and forbidding.
      这房子黑森森的,令人害怕。
    3. That's why the chapter is so forbidding.
      这是为何这一章圣经令人感到可怕不畅快的原因。
    4. She has a forbidding manner , she is slow in making friends.
      她有种拒人千里的样子，难于交朋友。
    5. The old professor seemed stern and forbidding.
      这位老教授态度严肃，令人望而生畏。

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