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prohibitive + noun
当 prohibitive 修饰法律、法规等名词时，意为“禁止性的”，与价格无关。
Some states have prohibitive laws on the sale of alcohol.
一些州有禁止销售酒类的法律。
令人望而却步的；高得买不起的
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令人望而却步的；高得买不起的
prohibitive
Some states have prohibitive laws on the sale of alcohol.
一些州有禁止销售酒类的法律。
倾向于禁止、阻止或不允许的。
Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
要求不合理的或不可行的努力的。
Requiring an unreasonable or impractical effort.
昂贵到极点的；超出预算的。
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
The cost of living in the city center is prohibitive for many young workers.
对许多年轻上班族来说，市中心的生活成本高得令人望而却步。
With such prohibitive tuition fees, she had to apply for several scholarships.
由于学费高得令人望而却步，她不得不申请几项奖学金。
The hotel's rates are prohibitive during the peak season, so we chose a cheaper option.
旺季时这家酒店的价格高得令人却步，所以我们选了更便宜的选项。
当 prohibitive 修饰法律、法规等名词时，意为“禁止性的”，与价格无关。
Some states have prohibitive laws on the sale of alcohol.
一些州有禁止销售酒类的法律。
be prohibitive 常用来描述价格或费用高得使人无法承受或无法购买。
The cost of the new smartphone is prohibitive for many students.
这款新智能手机的价格对许多学生来说高得令人买不起。
Not this
The price is prohibited.
Use this
The price is prohibitive.
prohibited 意为“被禁止的”，用于规则或法律；说价格高得让人买不起时，形容词应该用 prohibitive。
Not this
Smoking is prohibitive in this building.
Use this
Smoking is prohibited in this building.
prohibitive 表示“令人望而却步的”，不表示“被禁止的”；表示禁止的行为应用 prohibited。
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高得让人买不起的价格
The prohibitive price of the new smartphone kept many consumers from buying it.
这款新智能手机高得让人买不起的价格使许多消费者不愿购买。
高得令人望而却步的生活费用
The prohibitive cost of living in Tokyo forces many workers to live in tiny apartments.
东京高得令人望而却步的生活费用迫使许多上班族住在狭小的公寓里。
禁止性关税
A prohibitive tariff on steel was introduced to protect the local industry.
为保护本地产业，政府出台了禁止性钢铁关税。
抑制性税收
Some economists argue that a prohibitive tax on sugary drinks could reduce obesity.
一些经济学家认为，对含糖饮料征收抑制性税收可以降低肥胖率。
禁止性立法
The government is considering prohibitive legislation to ban single-use plastics.
政府正在考虑制定禁止性立法，以取缔一次性塑料制品。
高昂得令人望而却步的费用
The prohibitive cost of housing in the city forces many young people to move elsewhere.
这座城市高昂得令人望而却步的房价迫使许多年轻人搬到别处。
高得让人难以承受的价格
The restaurant's prohibitive prices keep most locals away.
这家餐厅高得让人难以承受的价格让大多数当地人望而却步。
胜算极大的热门人选
She was the prohibitive favorite to win the election.
她本是胜算极大的热门人选，有望赢得选举。
Use prohibitive naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想prohibit（禁止）+ive：价格高得仿佛“禁止”你购买，令人望而却步。
语域：neutral 常见场景：经济报道、商业文件、学术论述 prohibitive 表示价格高得让人难以承受，多用于书面或正式场合，如经济报道、商务分析；日常口语中较少单独使用。
prohibitive 常用来修饰 price、cost 等，表示价格高得令人难以承受或无法购买。
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