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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They are my only comfort. When you take those away from me, you also take my life.
它们是我唯一的安慰。你们没收了我的财物，也就是要了我的命。
So he had gone to the stores and had obtained a fixture that fitted both the tap on the supply line and the end of the air-line.
所以他就到仓库找到一个既适合供应管也适合供气管的接头。
Experts believe that there are about 40,000 different types of job in the world. Choosing the right one is a difficult job in itself.
专家们认为世界上大约有4万个不同种类的工作。要从中选择一个适合自己的工作是很困难的。