形容词禁止的; 禁止性的; 抑制的; （指价格等）过高的
1. 禁止的：prohibitionism 原则 | prohibitive 禁止的 | prohibitor 禁止者
2. 禁止的,阻碍的：custodian 监护人 | prohibitive 禁止的,阻碍的 | repercussion 反应,影响
3. 抑制的,价格昂贵的：seductive 诱人的、有魅力的 | prohibitive 抑制的,价格昂贵的 | fugitive 逃亡者, 亡命者
4. 禁止的/抑制的：prohibitionist /禁酒主义者/ | prohibitive /禁止的/抑制的/ | prohibitor /禁止者/阻止者/
1. （费用）高得令很多人负担不起的，贵得让人望而却步的
If the cost of something is prohibitive, it is so high that many people cannot afford it.
e.g. The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.
自费治疗的费用高得让人望而却步。
e.g. ...the prohibitive prices charged for seats at the opera.
剧院高得吓人的票价
1. The cost of buying ad space in every global daily paper, weekly trade journal or monthly car magazine is prohibitive.
2. First, high investment costs and lengthy construction periods were considered prohibitive.
3. But travel agencies in Beijing said Croatia has not yet attracted enough tourists, as the country is new to Chinese people and the cost is prohibitive.
4. Beyond just the prohibitive cost of attending such inaccessible high quality schools, the traditional mode of dividing students into two main streams is unreasonable.
5. As a result, entrepreneurial newcomers find the price of entry prohibitive.
6. Such prohibitive regulations were promulgated even as early as more than 20 years ago.
7. Ford did not know what air pollution, climate change or prohibitive gas price was.
8. Everyone wants cleaner air, but the costs of reducing air pollution are prohibitive in many parts of the world.
9. Meanwhile, navigation and landing charges are always expensive and prohibitive in Asia.
10. Currently, inflation is on the rise with food price hikes and prohibitive house prices.
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