1. | 高昂得令人难以承受的;贵得买不起的so high that it prevents people from buying sth or doing sth |
prohibitive costs 难以承受的费用 | |
The price of property in the city is prohibitive. 城市的房地产价格令人望而却步。 |
2. | (以法令)禁止的preventing people from doing sth by law |
prohibitive legislation 禁律 |
3. | 极可能获胜的extremely likely to win |
Miami began the day a prohibitive Super Bowl favorite. 迈阿密队今天从一开始就表现出是美国橄榄球超级碗大赛的夺冠热门。 |