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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How did you find the talk this morning?
你觉得今天早晨的报告怎么样？
Then, instead of having someone answering the phone all day, people can ring up the railway station and listen to a tape recording of the information.
然后，人们可以打电话到火车站，从录音电话中获取信息，而不要安排一个专人整天接电话。
When honey bees have discovered a feeding place, they fly directly to it from the hive.
当蜜蜂发现一个喂食点时，它们从蜂箱直接飞往那里。