forbidding
adj. 冷峻的,令人生畏的
v. 禁止( forbid的现在分词 ); 妨碍; 阻碍; 阻止
If you describe a person, place, or thing as forbidding, you mean they have a severe, unfriendly, or threatening appearance.
There was something a little severe and forbidding about her face.
她脸上有种严肃、冷峻的表情。
...a huge, forbidding building.
令人生畏的巍峨建筑
1. an official prohibition or edict against something
1. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance;
2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.
市议会通过法律,禁止散发传单.
This is a law forbidding the import.
这是一条禁止进口的法律.
But as sun climbs higher, deep shadows shield the landscape that remains dark and forbidding.
但是,当太阳逐渐攀升, 巨大的阴影笼罩了原本就一片黑暗可怕的风景.
The coast was rocky and forbidding.
这个海岸是多岩石的和险峻的.
The 1961 law forbidding dowries further undermined traditional Hinduism.
1961年,法律更进一步地破坏印度教传统的嫁妆.