Embargo
[ ɪm'bɑrɡo ]
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n. 禁运（令）;停止通商（令）;禁止;限制;
vt. 封（港），禁止（船只）出入港口;禁运，停止;扣留征用;
💡 词根助记
em进入+bar禁止+go状态 → 禁运
📝 例句
the oil embargo and consequent fuel shortages
石油禁运以及由此造成的燃料短缺
Gasoline prices went sky-high during the oil embargo.
石油禁运期间油价涨得像天一样高。
impose an embargo on commerce with some country
禁止与某国通商
impose [lay] an embargo on [upon] free speech
压制言论自由
The port of London laid an embargo on all ships coming from the Baltic.
伦敦港禁止所有来自波罗的海的船只入港。
🌱 联想助记
【记】em-拼音“恶魔”,bar-障碍物,go-离开:恶魔设置障碍不让船只离开港口→封港令
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
embargo
n
(pl ~es )[C, U]
~ (on sth) official order that forbids sth, esp trade, the movement of ships, etc 禁令; 禁止贸易令; 禁止船舶行驶令; 封港令等
a gold embargo, ie one that restricts or forbids the buying or selling of gold 限制或禁止黄金买卖令
an embargo on trade with other islands 禁止与其他岛屿贸易令
lift/raise/remove an embargo on sth, ie start trading in sth again 取消对某物的交易禁令（重新开放对某物的贸易）
place sth under (an) embargo, ie do no trade in sth 禁止对某物进行贸易. embargo, v (pt, pp ~ed ) [Tn]
1 put an embargo on (sth) 禁止（船只）出入港口; 禁运（某物）.
2 seize (ships, goods, etc) for use by the State 徵用（船只、 货物等）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[im'bɑ:gәu]n. 封港令, 禁运vt. 禁止出入港口, 禁运【经】 禁运, 禁止(船双进出口,通商)
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Frozen peas? No!
冻豌豆？没有！
He did not know from which part of Africa his ancestor had come.
他不知道祖先来自非洲的什么地方。
It's very difficult to see where we're going and the shower may pass in an hour or two. Let's rest and have some food.
“现在很难看到我们要去的地方。阵雨可能一两个小时就会过去，我们休息一下吃点东西。”