名詞 forbidding:

1. an official prohibition or edict against something
   同義詞：ban, banning, forbiddance

動(dòng)詞 forbid:

1. command against
   同義詞：forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
2. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   同義詞：prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

形容詞 forbidding:

1. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance- J.M.Barrie
   同義詞：dour, grim
2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
   同義詞：baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening

1. There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.
   合同中有一條款禁止承租人轉(zhuǎn)租房屋。
2. The court has issued an injunction forbidding them to strike for a month.
   法院已經(jīng)發(fā)布了禁止他們罷工一個(gè)月的禁令。
3. Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.
   國會(huì)通過了一項(xiàng)法令，禁止捕殺珍稀動(dòng)物。
4. Forced to reveal the truth at last, Rochester takes Jane to the forbidden chamber on the third floor where Jane sees a hideous creature, crawling on all fours in her madness.
   羅切斯特最終被迫吐露真情，他把簡帶到三樓的那間禁室，簡看見一個(gè)丑陋可怕的女人，正瘋瘋癲癲地用四肢在地上爬行。

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adj.（形容詞）
Tending or threatening to impede progress:
可怕的：企圖或威脅阻止進(jìn)展的：
例句：
forbidding rapids.
可怕的急流

Unpleasant; disagreeable:
討厭的；令人反感的：
例句：
a forbidding scowl.
一臉討厭的怒容

Having a menacing aspect:
令人生畏的：具有構(gòu)成威脅的方面的：
例句：
forbidding thunderclouds.
令人生畏的雷云

【引伸】
forbid.dingly
adv.（副詞）