Embargo

(noun.) a government order imposing a trade barrier.

(verb.) prevent commerce; 'The U.S. embargoes Libya'.

(verb.) ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; 'embargoed publications'.

艾达校对

• My experience of the women-servants, when Superintendent Seegrave laid his embargo on their rooms, came in handy here. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Who has laid such an appalling embargo on you? 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• She wanted to talk, but there seemed to be an embargo on every subject. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.

编辑:马丁