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 forbidding
 (a.)可怕的,令人難親近的

 For·bid v. t. [imp. Forbade p. p. Forbidden (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding ]
 1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict.
 More than I have said . . .
 The leisure and enforcement of the time
 Forbids to dwell upon.   --Shak.
 2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter.
    Have I not forbid her my house?   --Shak.
 3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
    A blaze of glory that forbids the sight.   --Dryden.
 4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]
    He shall live a man forbid.   --Shak.
 5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.]
 Syn: -- To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit.

 For·bid·ding a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
 Syn: -- Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent.
 -- For*bid*ding*ly, adv. -- For*bid*ding*ness, n.
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 forbidding
      See forbid

 forbid
      v 1: command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night";
           "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" [syn: prohibit,
            interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow] [ant: permit,
            permit]
      2: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of
         preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
         [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude]
      [also: forbidding, forbidden, forbade, forbad]

 forbidding
      adj 1: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a
             dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a
             grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly
             the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"-
             J.M.Barrie [syn: dour, grim]
      2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
         baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone
         became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";
         "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his
         threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation
         became ugly" [syn: baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory,
          ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly]
      n : an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: ban,
           banning, forbiddance]