forbidding

名词 forbidding:

1. an official prohibition or edict against something
   同义词：ban, banning, forbiddance

动词 forbid:

1. command against
   同义词：forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
2. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
   同义词：prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

形容词 forbidding:

1. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance- J.M.Barrie
   同义词：dour, grim
2. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
   同义词：baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening

1. There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet.
   合同中有一条款禁止承租人转租房屋。
2. The court has issued an injunction forbidding them to strike for a month.
   法院已经发布了禁止他们罢工一个月的禁令。
3. 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。
4. Forced to reveal the truth at last, Rochester takes Jane to the forbidden chamber on the third floor where Jane sees a hideous creature, crawling on all fours in her madness.
   罗切斯特最终被迫吐露真情，他把简带到三楼的那间禁室，简看见一个丑陋可怕的女人，正疯疯癫癫地用四肢在地上爬行。

for.bid.ding

adj.（形容词）
Tending or threatening to impede progress:
可怕的：企图或威胁阻止进展的：
例句：
forbidding rapids.
可怕的急流

Unpleasant; disagreeable:
讨厌的；令人反感的：
例句：
a forbidding scowl.
一脸讨厌的怒容

Having a menacing aspect:
令人生畏的：具有构成威胁的方面的：
例句：
forbidding thunderclouds.
令人生畏的雷云

【引伸】
forbid.dingly
adv.（副词）