sanction

/ˈsæŋkʃn/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

制裁;批准;认可;批准;认可;对…实施制裁

释义与例句

n. 制裁;批准;认可
an official order that limits trade, contact, etc. with a country, in order to make it do something; official permission or approval for an action
  1. The United Nations imposed economic sanctions on the country for violating human rights.
    联合国因该国侵犯人权而对其实施经济制裁。
  2. The project cannot go ahead without the sanction of the board of directors.
    没有董事会的批准,这个项目不能进行。
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  1. International sanctions have had a severe impact on the country's economy.
    国际制裁对该国经济产生了严重影响。
v. 批准;认可;对…实施制裁
to officially approve or allow something; to impose sanctions on a country or person
  1. The government sanctioned the use of force to end the siege.
    政府批准使用武力结束围困。
  2. The committee sanctioned the new plan after a long debate.
    经过长时间辩论,委员会批准了这项新计划。
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  1. The international community sanctioned the regime for its aggression.
    国际社会因该政权的侵略行为而对其实施制裁。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 sanction 是反义同形词:既可表示“批准”,也可表示“制裁”,需根据语境判断。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • sanctioned 受制裁的;经批准的
    sanction 的过去分词,可作形容词表示“经批准的”或“受制裁的”。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • sanction (approve) 批准(同形异义)
    sanction 是典型的反义同形词:作动词可表示“批准、认可”,也可表示“制裁、处罚”。需根据上下文判断具体含义。
    The board will sanction the budget at next week's meeting. 董事会将在下周会议上批准该预算。
常见搭配
  • economic sanctions 经济制裁
    Economic sanctions have forced the government to reconsider its policy. 经济制裁迫使政府重新考虑其政策。
  • impose sanctions 实施制裁
    The EU decided to impose sanctions on the country's leaders. 欧盟决定对该国领导人实施制裁。
  • sanction the use of 批准使用…
    The court sanctioned the use of the new evidence in the trial. 法院批准在审判中使用这份新证据。