| 词汇 | sanction |
| 释义 | sanctionWord family adjectivesanctionablenounsanctioneersanction Government sanc·tion1 /ˈsæŋkʃən/ ●○○ noun 1 sanctions [plural]PPP official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country, as a way of forcing its leaders to make political changes 〔对某国的〕制裁 → embargo sanctions against US sanctions against Cuba 美国对古巴的制裁 a resolution to impose sanctions (=start using sanctions) on North Korea 对朝鲜实施制裁的决议 the threat of trade sanctions 贸易制裁的威胁 The UN Security Council may impose economic sanctions. 联合国安理会可能会实施经济制裁。 Any talk about lifting sanctions (=ending them) is premature. 现时就谈取消制裁为时过早。 Examples from the Corpus economic sanctions• Almost 10 years of bombing and economic sanctions have taken an enormous toll.• Unfortunately, never in contemporary history have economic sanctions felled a regime, no matter how weak.• Finally, the courts have ruled that school boards can impose economic sanctions on teachers who go on strike.• But what enables a state to resist the effects of economic sanctions? 2 [uncountableU] formalPGLET/ALLOW official permission, approval, or acceptance 正式许可，批准，接受 SYN approval Apparently, the aide had acted without White House sanction. 这名助理的所作所为显然未经过白宫的批准。 3 [countableC] formalSCC a form of punishment that can be used if someone disobeys a rule or law 处罚，惩罚 SYN punishment the harshest possible sanction which could be imposed 可能采取的最严厉的处罚 n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sanctions economic/trade sanctions The United Nations is considering new economic sanctions. international sanctions International sanctions were imposed on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait in 1990. tough/strict sanctions (=severe) verbsDue to strict sanctions, the country is unable to import the medicines it needs. impose sanctions (=start using them) The US imposed economic sanctions on Panama. lift sanctions (=stop using them) Washington has since refused to lift sanctions. ease sanctions (=make them less strict) The last administration decided to ease sanctions against Cuba. enforce sanctions (=make sure they are obeyed) The UN will have the job of enforcing the sanctions. break/violate sanctions (=send something to another country when this is not allowed) Several companies broke trade sanctions by continuing to export weapons to the country. Examples from the Corpus sanction• This confidence was given a democratic sanction in the referendum of 28 September 1958.• He acted without religious or government sanction.• Polanyi would propose a world environment organisation with the right to impose sanctions on countries that refuse to cut emissions.• Like informal sanctions, formal sanctions may be positive or negative.• Harrassment of ethnic or religious minorities would result in various international sanctions.• Mijic said his paper is facing an inner wall of sanctions, however.• Such sanctions are likely to make the child angry.• Britain said it was ready to lift the sanctions at once.• When I was there they were desperate for one and anxious that the sanctions should be lifted. sanction2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT] formal 1 LET/ALLOWto officially accept or allow something 批准，准许 SYN approve The church refused to sanction the king’s second marriage. ► see thesaurus at allow 教会拒绝批准国王的第二次婚姻。 2 be sanctioned by something formal ACCEPTto be made acceptable by something 为某事物所认可 a barbaric custom, but one sanctioned by long usage 一种野蛮但由来已久的风俗 Examples from the Corpus be sanctioned by something• The social hierarchy was determined by birth and sanctioned by religion.• The right of some one to exercise power is sanctioned by the organisation's rules. Examples from the Corpus sanction• There can be no art movement of the last 200 years that he has failed to sanction.• Nevertheless, extreme vigilance and monitoring are still needed each time a new product is sanctioned for release into the environment.• Gambling will be not be sanctioned in any form.• Allowing them to make such a decision does not sanction it - far from it.• When used to sanction official disapproval of the Third Reich, this approach is unlikely to be controversial.• This judicial readiness to sanction rescue was revised in post-war years in the light of Bowlby's work on maternal deprivation.• Sefton council will consider whether to sanction the operation.• They gave away small parcels, and even sanctioned the right to buy and sell property in the 1993 constitution.• Rabin told the Knesset that while he had sanctioned the use of force, he had never given illegal orders. From Longman Business Dictionary sanctionsanc·tion /ˈsæŋkʃən/ noun 1sanctions [plural]ECONOMICS official orders or laws stopping trade, communication etc with another country as a way of forcing political changes sanctions against The US imposed tough trade sanctions against Cuba. The UN security council unanimously refused to lift economic sanctions. 2[countableC]LAW a punishment for disobeying a rule or law The most severe sanction the panel could recommend is expulsion from the Senate. 3[countableC] official permission or approval The proposals are subject to the official sanction of the Council. —sanction verb [transitiveT] Shareholders must sanction donations to political parties before they are made. (1400-1500) Old French Latin sanctio, from sancire; → SAINT |
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