Embargo
[ ɪm'bɑrɡo ]
其它 Other
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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Soon there were many wild horses across the country.
不久，乡间就有了许多野马。
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.
当船终于到达一个港口时，木盖打开了，孔塔这才第一次在日光下扫视了他被拴在那儿的那一部分船舱。
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