Many have tried , but Paul did not set a date , something Christ distinctly forbade.

Law commands what is decent and forbids the opposite.

法律指导行善,禁止作恶.

We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.

我们被禁止使用母语，违者将被关进监狱。

We can't refuse them plump, you know. The law forbids us.

您知道,我们不能直截了当地拒绝他们, 因为法律不准许我们这样做.

In years past, we'd used real trees, until my mother's allergies forbade it.

以往, 我们都是用真正的圣诞树, 而现在母亲得了过敏症不能再用真的了.

Lionel has forbidden her ever to mention that name again under his roof.

莱昂内尔已经禁止她在他家里再提到这个名字。

I forbade him entering the house.

我禁止他进出屋内.

He forbids talking loudly in the classroom.

他不许在教室大声喧哗.

The war was a forbidden subject.

战争曾经是人们避讳的话题。

It was Hitler who tersely forbade me to undertake any missions for the army.

希特勒用寥寥数语不许我为军队承担任务.

The doctor forbids him smoking and drinking.

医生禁止他抽烟、喝酒.

The steepness of the slope forbade ascent.

坡度很陡,没法攀登.

The country was forbidden to rearm under the terms of the treaty.

根据条约规定，这个国家不允许重新武装。

The storm forbids us to go out.

暴风雨使我们不能外出.

Or did he mean that anything springing from his loins he forbade to live.

当时,她断定他是开了一个粗野的玩笑.

It is forbidden to drive faster than 20mph.

车速不得超过每小时20英里。

The law forbids stealing and robbery.

法律禁止偷盗和抢劫.

The government imprisoned dissidents, forbade travel, and restricted the press.

政府囚禁了持不同政见者，禁止出游，并且限制了新闻自由。

Lack of space forbids further treatment of the topic here.

因篇幅所限,此处不便对本题作进一步阐述.

A specific order forbade the existence of ships with more than two masts.

一项专门命令竟禁止保存两桅以上的船舶.

Divorce? It was such a forbidden word.

离婚？这个词可不能轻易说出口。