forbid/fɚˋbId; fəˈbId/v [T] past tense forbade /-ˋbed; -ˈbæd/past participle forbidden /-ˋbIdṇ; -ˈbIdn/present participle forbidding 1 formal to order someone not to do something [ permit ]【正式】禁止﹐不准: forbid sb to do sth He forbade her to see Philip again. 他不准她再和菲利普见面。The law strictly forbids racial discrimination. 法律严禁种族歧视。be forbidden from doing sth He was forbidden from leaving the country. 他被禁止离开这个国家。2 God/Heaven forbid spoken used to emphasize that you hope something will not happen【口】但愿不会发生这样的事情: ‘Supposing I had an accident.’ ‘God forbid!’ “假设我出了车祸。”“但愿不会那样!”