Prohibitive
[ prə'hibitiv, prəu- ]
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adj. 禁止的;禁止性的;抑制的;（指价格等）过高的;
📝 例句
The cost of education becomes prohibitive to lower-income families.
许多低收入家庭对教育经费不敢问津。
The expense is prohibitive.
费用高得使人不敢问津。
The cost of property in the city is prohibitive.
城里房地产的价格高得使人望而却步.
Unfortunately, the cost of equipment is prohibitive.
遗憾的是，设备的价格昂贵。
The cost of redeveloping the product is prohibitive.
重新研制此产品的成本高得使人不敢问津。
🌱 联想助记
作用相当于禁止的，使用昂贵价格
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📖 牛津释义
prohibitive
adj
1
(a) intended to or tending to prevent the use or purchase of sth 禁止使用或购买的; 禁止性的
a prohibitive tax on imported cars 对进口小汽车徵收的寓禁税.
(b) (of prices, etc) so high that one cannot afford to buy （指价格等）高得买不起的
The cost of property in the city is prohibitive. 城里房地产的价格高得使人望而却步.
2 that prohibits 禁止的: prohibitive laws, road signs 禁律、 禁止通行的路标.
🔁 扩展释义
*[prә'hibitiv]a. 禁止的, 禁止性的【经】 禁止性的, 抑制的
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Take your pound of flesh! I declare the court allows it and the law gives it to you.
割走你要的那一磅肉吗！我宣布法庭许可你（这样做），法律（把它）判给你。
Annie and her brother were sent to a children's home. There the boy died.
安妮和她的弟弟被送往一家孤儿院。弟弟在孤儿院死了。
When he placed little dishes of honey on a table, bees soon same.
当他把装有蜂蜜的小碟放在桌上时，蜜蜂很快就飞来。