中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
可怕的，令人难亲近的；凶险的。 a forbidding countenance [look] 严峻的面貌。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.

an official prohibition or edict against something
同义词：ban, banning, forbiddance,

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"
同义词：baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening,

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"- J.M.Barrie
同义词：dour, grim,

例句与用法

Photography is strictly forbidden in the cathedral .
教堂内严禁摄影。

Marmee forbade my having anything charged .
妈不准我在商店里赊帐。

The law forbids building on this land .
法律规定禁止在此地修建。

My feelings in every respect forbid it .
我感情上怎么也办不到。

She is lovely in a way that almost forbids adornment .
她美得不能再施脂粉。

Otherwise, decay process is forbidden .
如果不是这样，就不会发生这样的衰变。

The doctor forbade his patient wine .
医生不许他的病人喝酒。

Her father forbade their marriage .
她父亲不允许他们俩结婚。

She is lovely in a way that almost forbids adornment .
她美得简直不能再施脂粉。

Law commands what is decent and forbids the opposite .
法律指导行善，禁止作恶。