Noun:

1. an official prohibition or edict against something

Adjective:

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"
   

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"
   

1.可怕的;令人生畏的
If you describe a person, place, or thing asforbidding, you mean they have a severe, unfriendly, or threatening appearance.

e.g. There was something a little severe andforbidding about her face.
她脸上有种严肃、冷峻的表情。
e.g. ...a huge,forbidding building.
令人生畏的巍峨建筑

1. 可怕的：forbidden-character code 非法字符码 |forbidding 可怕的 | forbore 忍耐

2. 令人生畏的：disturbing 令人不安的 |forbidding 令人生畏的 | pudding 布丁

3. forbidding是什么意思

3. 望而生畏的,望而却步的：2) fascination 魅力,迷惑力 | 3)forbidding 望而生畏的,望而却步的 | 4) muster 鼓起

4. forbidding是什么意思

4. 可怕的/令人难亲近的：forbiddenness /禁戒性/ |forbidding /可怕的/令人难亲近的/ | forbit /禁止/

The house looked dark and forbidding.

房子黑森森的，令人望而生畏。

a forbidding appearance'/look'/manner

冷峻的样子 / 面孔 / 态度

There was something a little severe and forbidding about her face.

她脸上有种严肃、冷峻的表情。

...a huge, forbidding building.

令人生畏的巍峨建筑

The town council passed a law forbidding the distribution of handbills.

市议会通过法律,禁止散发传单.

This is a law forbidding the import.

这是一条禁止进口的法律.

But as sun climbs higher, deep shadows shield the landscape that remains dark and forbidding.

但是,当太阳逐渐攀升, 巨大的阴影笼罩了原本就一片黑暗可怕的风景.

The coast was rocky and forbidding.

这个海岸是多岩石的和险峻的.

The 1961 law forbidding dowries further undermined traditional Hinduism.

1961年,法律更进一步地破坏印度教传统的嫁妆.

The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then Adam would have eaten the serpent.

错就错在没有禁止吃蛇,不然的话, 亚当就很可能把蛇吃掉了.

Some localities even passed regulations forbidding them to own claims.

一些地区甚至通过了禁止他们拥有自己开采地的条例.

Even now there stretches before us a long, forbidding road.

就是现在摆在我们面前的仍然是一条艰苦漫长的道路.

The emperor issued an edict forbidding doing trade with foreigners.

皇帝颁布了一项不得和外国人做生意的敕令.

Congress has passed an Act forbidding the public sale of the drug.

国会通过了一项法令,禁止公开出售这种麻醉品.

As a group they had a forbidding and rigid quality.

他们聚在一起,自有一股森然的峻厉之气.

There was something forbidding on her face and I didn't dare to look at her.

她的脸上露出令人生畏的表情,令我不敢正眼看她.

This case array spotlight on the strict laws in Thailand forbidding any criticism the monarchy.

该案件将使焦点集中在泰国禁止对任何有关皇室批评的法律上.

Laws forbidding violence against women are now being drafted.

针对反对妇女暴力的法案正在起草.

A severe , forbidding man whom all feared and respected.

祖父是全家所崇拜、敬畏的人,常常带着凛然不可侵犯的神气.

There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenant to sublet.

合同中列有条款,禁止承租人转租.

We made our way past a forbidding mahogany 4 door and into a dim office. Mr.

我们走过一扇令人望而却步的红木大门,进入了一间光线暗淡的办公室.

She has a forbidding appearance but speaks fondly.

她面容严峻,但说话亲切.

Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals.

国会通过了一项法令,禁止捕杀珍稀动物.

Parliament has passed an act forbidding the slaughter of animals for pleasure.

议会通过了一项禁止杀生取乐的法令.

The city passed a statute forbidding skateboarding in parks.

该市通过[公园禁止溜冰]的法令.

In addition, it talks about such things as forbidding us to take over the enemy's arms.

此外, 还有不许向敌人收缴枪械一类的话.

However, in print form it is also a forbidding document.

但它的印刷版本也是一部令人望而生畏的文献.

Even a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding.

即使在晴朗的蓝天底下, 村庄看上去也会令人感到难以亲近.

We have established sanctions forbidding anyone to trade with that country.

我们已经实行制裁,禁止任何人与那个国家进行贸易.

• forbid禁止

• We saw the same forbidding wall of belt-ice.

  出自：E. K. Kane

• A forbidding figure: distant and cold and expert.

  出自：L. Deighton