ban /bæn/ I. vt. (banned; banning) 1.取缔，查禁: ban a movie 查禁一部电影 2.禁止(from)：ban a protest meeting 禁止一次抗议集会He was banned from entering the city. 他被禁止入城。‖II. n. ［u］(可带不定冠词) 禁止，禁令(=formal prohibition): be under a ban 被禁止；lay (a) ban on export 禁止出口；lift the ban 解禁

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