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verboten
adjective
mainly USinformaluk /vɜːˈbəʊ.tən/ us /vɚˈboʊ.tən/
not allowed. This was originally a German word meaning "forbidden": 禁止的
Talking politics at work used to be verboten - just like discussing sex and religion.
He claimed that the unjust treatment of Native Americans is a verboten subject in many American schools.他声称，对美国原住民的不公正待遇在许多美国学校都是被禁止的话题。
There are some people with fish allergies in the family, which makes the use of anchovies verboten.
Pesticides and weedkillers are verboten in this organic garden.
The study shows that a whole list of foods generally considered verboten to those prone to migraines may not stand up to scientific scrutiny.
Bank fishing is verboten on the lake because of the importance to nesting birds of the surrounding marsh-lands.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Forbidding and banning things
abolish
abolition
abolitionist
anti-censorship
ban
debar someone from something/doing something
decertification
decertify
deny something to someone
disallow
non-valid
off-limits
out of boundsidiom
outlaw
prohibit
unapproved
unauthorized
unkosher
unsanctioned
veto
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