ban

ban 1 W3 / bæn / 名词 [可数名词]

an official order that prevents something from being used or done

ban on

a total ban on cigarette advertising

a call to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military

→ test ban

COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ban

a complete/total ban They are seeking a complete ban on nuclear testing.

an outright ban (= a complete ban ) an outright ban on gun ownership

an international/worldwide/global ban an international ban on trade in endangered species

a blanket ban (= including all possible cases ) They imposed a blanket ban on beef products from Europe.

a lifetime ban He faces a lifetime ban from athletics.

an export/import ban The export ban on live cattle was brought in some years ago.

an advertising ban Is an advertising ban a denial of freedom of speech?

a driving ban British English He was given a three-year driving ban and a fine.

a chemical weapons ban a global chemical weapons ban

a constitutional ban The Republican agenda included a constitutional ban on abortion.

an immediate ban The group has called for an immediate ban on fur farming.

动词

put/place/impose a ban The government has imposed an outright ban on fox hunting.

lift a ban They promised to lift the immigration ban.

call for a ban French farmers have called for a ban on imports.

enforce a ban (= make sure that it is obeyed ) New measures must be taken to enforce the ban on guns and knives.

face a ban He faced a four-year ban after failing a drugs test.