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forbid sb to do sth
此结构中不定式作宾语补足语。
The law forbids people to smoke in public places.
法律禁止人们在公共场所吸烟。
禁止；不准
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
禁止；不准
To disallow or refuse to allow.
The law forbids people to smoke in public places.
法律禁止人们在公共场所吸烟。
禁止；明令不许。
To disallow; to proscribe.
反对、阻碍或阻止,如同以有效命令为之。
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command.
forbid
Base
原形
forbids
3rd person
第三人称单数
forbidding
-ing
现在分词
forbade
Past
过去式
forbidden
Past participle
过去分词
The rules forbid smoking in the building.
规定禁止在大楼内吸烟。
My parents forbade me to go out after dark.
我父母禁止我天黑后外出。
The law has forbidden the use of plastic bags.
法律已禁止使用塑料袋。
不规则动词，过去式为forbade，过去分词为forbidden。
The sign forbids smoking in this area.
标志禁止在此区域吸烟。
My parents forbade me from staying out past midnight.
我父母禁止我午夜后还在外面。
The rules forbid any kind of cheating during the exam.
规则禁止考试期间任何形式的作弊。
此结构中不定式作宾语补足语。
The law forbids people to smoke in public places.
法律禁止人们在公共场所吸烟。
动名词作宾语，表示禁止某项行为。
This rule forbids parking on the sidewalk.
这条规定禁止在人行道上停车。
此结构口语常用，但部分规范语法认为不如上一结构正式。
He forbade his children from using social media.
他禁止他的孩子使用社交媒体。
被动形式，主语是受禁止者。
Students are forbidden to enter the lab alone.
学生被禁止单独进入实验室。
Not this
The teacher forbids to use phones in class.
Use this
The teacher forbids using phones in class.
forbid 后面需要接动名词（表示被禁止的行为）或 forbid + 人 + to do，不能直接接不定式。这里缺少被禁止的对象，所以应改为动名词形式。
Not this
They forbade him from entering the building.
Use this
They forbade him to enter the building.
forbid 的正确搭配是 forbid + 人 + to do，而不是 forbid + from + doing。'from doing' 是 prevent 或 prohibit 的搭配，用于 forbid 是错误的。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
禁止某人做某事
The teacher forbids students to use phones in class.
老师禁止学生在课堂上使用手机。
严禁
Smoking is strictly forbidden in the hospital.
医院内严禁吸烟。
禁止某事
The law forbids discrimination based on race.
法律禁止基于种族的歧视。
禁止做某事
The rules forbid talking during the exam.
规定禁止考试期间交谈。
禁止某人做某事
His parents forbade him from going out after midnight.
他的父母禁止他午夜后外出。
禁止进入
The area is forbidden entry without a permit.
未经许可，该区域禁止进入。
但愿不会如此；上天不容
God forbid that anything should happen to him.
但愿他一切平安。
禁果（指因被禁止而更具吸引力的事物）
The affair became a forbidden fruit, making it all the more tempting.
这段婚外情成了禁果，反而更具诱惑力。
依恋是被禁止的，占有也是被禁止的。
In Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Anakin Skywalker explains the Jedi Code to Padmé, stating that attachment and possession are forbidden for Jedi.
在《星球大战前传2：克隆人的进攻》中，阿纳金·天行者向帕德梅解释绝地戒律，表示依附和占有对绝地来说是被禁止的。
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forbid = for + bid，联想到“为了投标而禁止”，记住“禁止”的意思。
语域：正式 常见场景：法律条文、学校规章、家长命令 forbid 比较常见于正式场合，如法律、规则或权威命令，口语中更常用 'not allow' 或 'ban'。
All these words have the same vowel and ending as the stressed syllable of 'forbid' (/ɪd/). Note that words ending in '-id' are not always pronounced this way (e.g., 'valid' /ˈvælɪd/).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.